as in refutations
something (as an argument) that serves to disprove
the DNA evidence was all the disproof needed to overturn the wrongful conviction
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Recent Examples of disproofs
Epstein dismantled it long ago in The Sports Gene, and the empirical disproofs have been mounting ever since.
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Rachel Barr, Big Think, 29 Jan. 2026
Rachel Barr, Big Think, 29 Jan. 2026
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“Disproofs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disproofs. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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