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gainsays

verb

present tense third-person singular of gainsay

as in denies

to declare not to be true it can't be gainsaid that most people wish they had more time and money

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as in contradicts

to make an assertion that is contrary to one made by (another) repeatedly tried to gainsay me, though every point I made was backed up by facts

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Miller denies that and says the gun fell from his sweatshirt pocket and got hit in the commotion.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 22 Aug. 2026
Communication with officials The letter denies the three friends at any point lied to authorities about Wells’ disappearance.

— Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of denies

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Critics say its removal contradicts the program’s founding mission and longstanding curatorial principles.

— George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Pro's marginal performance improvement over its cheaper V4 Flash, contradicts DeepSeek's prior narrative that AI was becoming too inexpensive.

— Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of contradicts

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So when Alex rejects the author of a romantasy novel entitled The Goblin Seed that turns out to be a bestseller, all hell breaks loose.

— Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 24 Aug. 2026
Manjari Sihare-Sutin, who heads Sotheby’s South Asian Modern and Contemporary department, said her team rejects an average of two works ahead of every sale because of authenticity concerns.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 19 Aug. 2026

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