negativing

present participle of negative
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as in dismissing
to reject by or as if by a vote although the rebuttal was very eloquent, the jury negatived it in favor of the prosecution's argument we promptly negatived the idea of having pizza again for dinner, noting that we had already had it for three nights that week

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Verb
  • The panel, which Kennedy reshaped earlier this year by dismissing its members and appointing some vaccine skeptics, will convene Thursday and Friday in Atlanta.
    Adeola Adeosun Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
  • An Arizona inmate tricked court officials into releasing him more than two decades early by filing fake orders allegedly dismissing his charges.
    Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
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  • But there’s no denying that this emerging dynamic gives billionaires and their space companies unprecedented power that could play out in exciting — and perhaps dangerous — ways.
    Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
  • China is also ramping up its ability to target satellites, aimed at weakening or denying adversaries access to space, reported SCMP.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2025
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  • This consistency, Nassau argues, shields founders from the reputational hit of a prior lead refusing to participate in follow-ons.
    Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries say they are united in refusing to back any spending measure that does not include key health care protections and commitments not to roll them back.
    Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
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  • As a practical matter, California making this move will only further inflame the gerrymandering problem, encouraging a further spiral of gerrymandering offsetting Democratic gains in other states.
    The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 7 Sep. 2025
  • But Aleks says the distillery achieves its certification because Mendel and Gorovka are based on peas, which are carbon-negative, offsetting the carbon production of other spirits—3BR also makes gin, whiskey, sochu and other spirits and liqueurs.
    Don Tse, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Tesla's world class at rejecting how things were done previously.
    James Morris, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The roughly 3,200 members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) District 837 went on strike on August 4 after rejecting the company’s previous offer.
    Reuters 20 min ago, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
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  • The apology came less than 24 hours after an unidentified shooter opened fire at a college university killing Kirk, a media personality and author.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Come to the table, as Republicans and Democrats, to pass solutions to the epidemic of gun violence that’s killing both of us.
    Gabby Giffords, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
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  • On Friday, Swift’s lawyer stepped into the fray to set the record straight, refuting the claim that his client had agreed to answer questions under oath.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Days after the hearing, the leader of the Pentagon's office to investigate UFOs provided testimony of his own refuting some of the claims.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
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  • The negativity around Wilson wasn’t only about his declining physical skills.
    Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Still, there is some evidence click-throughs per search are declining.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Negativing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/negativing. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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