as in to refute
to prove to be false
Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe disproved any lingering notions that the earth is flat
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Recent Examples of disprove
Trump’s bogus claim that the 2020 election was stolen from him has been disproved time and again — in court, recounts, research and investigative reporting.
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Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
However, Nick's attorneys countered that these findings didn't necessarily disprove his version of the events.
—ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
Prosecutors warned that the statute encouraged exaggerated or bad-faith claims that would be difficult to disprove years after the fact.
—Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
In January, Kennedy appointed 21 new members to the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee, many of whom have tied the existence of autism to vaccines, despite an overwhelming scientific consensus disproving that association.
—O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 19 Mar. 2026
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Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
However, Nick's attorneys countered that these findings didn't necessarily disprove his version of the events.
—ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
Prosecutors warned that the statute encouraged exaggerated or bad-faith claims that would be difficult to disprove years after the fact.
—Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
In January, Kennedy appointed 21 new members to the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee, many of whom have tied the existence of autism to vaccines, despite an overwhelming scientific consensus disproving that association.
—O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 19 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disprove
refute
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Hours after the Royals’ loss on Saturday, Perez refuted Quatraro’s reason for the day off.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
19 Apr. 2026
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But international soccer's governing body has refuted those reports, responding directly to tweets from its media X account.—
Peter Warren,
Houston Chronicle,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Disprove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disprove. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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