1
as in to repel
to drive back
Stalingrad's defenders were finally able to rebut the besiegers, but only after a horrendous loss of life
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as in to refute
to prove to be false
Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe effectively rebutted any lingering notions that the earth is flat
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Recent Examples of rebut
Manhattan prosecutors have rebutted that assertion.
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Dana Rubinstein, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
The prosecution called Hughes to attempt to rebut the defense’s suggestion that Ventura (and other women) could have left Combs.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 22 May 2025
But Richard’s testimony shows a pattern of physical violence and helps rebut the defense’s argument that the conduct was consensual.
—Tracy Wright , Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 20 May 2025
The only way to rebut that is to erode the concept of agency — that is a dangerous proposition.
—Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
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Dana Rubinstein, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
The prosecution called Hughes to attempt to rebut the defense’s suggestion that Ventura (and other women) could have left Combs.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 22 May 2025
But Richard’s testimony shows a pattern of physical violence and helps rebut the defense’s argument that the conduct was consensual.
—Tracy Wright , Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 20 May 2025
The only way to rebut that is to erode the concept of agency — that is a dangerous proposition.
—Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rebut
Verb
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Some companion plants are either trap plants, which will distract the bugs, or plants that will repel them with their scent.—
Heather Bien,
Southern Living,
4 June 2025
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Strikes were also repelled in the Amur region in Russia's Far East and in the western regions of Ivanovo and Ryazan, the ministry said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 June 2025
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Security camera footage, however, refuted his story, according to the court documents.—
Mike Stunson,
Kansas City Star,
4 June 2025
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Yet a source close to the contract negotiations, who requested anonymity to discuss a sensitive topic, refuted that claim.—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2025
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This is especially true for decentralized finance (DeFi), which, by its nature, resists traditional regulatory models.—
Irina Heaver,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Serkis, of course, can’t resist playing a couple of parts himself and takes on the affable Rooster and Farmer Jones.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
9 June 2025
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But throughout the series, he became increasingly repulsed by these actions, which included enslaving thousands of women.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
27 May 2025
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With every cringe, with every critique of her family’s behavior, Piper has been telegraphing that those values repulse her.—
Cyndy Etler,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Rebut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rebut. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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