as in refutation
something (as an argument) that serves to disprove
an effective rebuttal to her claim of having the gift of clairvoyance
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Recent Examples of rebuttal
The Bundys’ rebuttal more closely matches news reporting and a Department of Justice investigation of the shooting.
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Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 7 Sep. 2025
All that and the Lakers – who were left scrambling after the Klaw left them hanging – threw together a squad of role-embracing vets who handled the bubble like pros and won the franchise its 17th title, a swift and stinging rebuttal.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 4 Sep. 2025
The McKissacks’ achievements stood as a living rebuttal to that false narrative.
—Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The researchers’ comments are a lengthy, point-by-point rebuttal to the report in the form of a peer review to the Climate Working Group report.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
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Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 7 Sep. 2025
All that and the Lakers – who were left scrambling after the Klaw left them hanging – threw together a squad of role-embracing vets who handled the bubble like pros and won the franchise its 17th title, a swift and stinging rebuttal.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 4 Sep. 2025
The McKissacks’ achievements stood as a living rebuttal to that false narrative.
—Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The researchers’ comments are a lengthy, point-by-point rebuttal to the report in the form of a peer review to the Climate Working Group report.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rebuttal
refutation
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The Declaration is sometimes championed by right-libertarians and left-liberals alike as a paean to individualism and a refutation of communitarianism of any kind.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 July 2025
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His win is the sign of a functioning democracy and a refutation of authoritarianism.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
4 June 2025
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“Rebuttal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rebuttal. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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