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
The Biden White House at the time rebutted all concerns, yet the former president’s health while in office remains the object of congressional scrutiny, particularly after he was diagnosed with aggressive cancer shortly after ceding the presidency to Trump in January.
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Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 30 Aug. 2025
The latest filing by federal prosecutors seeks to rebut a defense request for additional details about the evidence the government plans to present to justify seeking the death penalty for Mangione, who is accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson last year in Manhattan.
—Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
Cook said last week she wouldn’t be bullied into stepping down and vowed to rebut the accusations.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
Johnson attempted to rebut his statements but was cut off by moderators, who ended the forum.
—Charlotte Observer, 19 Aug. 2025
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Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 30 Aug. 2025
The latest filing by federal prosecutors seeks to rebut a defense request for additional details about the evidence the government plans to present to justify seeking the death penalty for Mangione, who is accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson last year in Manhattan.
—Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
Cook said last week she wouldn’t be bullied into stepping down and vowed to rebut the accusations.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
Johnson attempted to rebut his statements but was cut off by moderators, who ended the forum.
—Charlotte Observer, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rebut
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Physicists use virtual particles to calculate how two electrons repel each other, with exquisite precision.—
Dipangkar Dutta,
The Conversation,
3 Oct. 2025
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The one-of-a-kind, special edition book was printed with real garlic ink, and designed to repel Armentrout’s bloodthirsty monsters, the Craven.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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These findings refuted longstanding preconceived beliefs about humans and animals.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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The appellate court's decision refuted multiple issues with Avery's arguments.—
Kelli Arseneau,
jsonline.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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Hughes and others began resisting orders in passive ways, showing up late or taking patrols extra slowly.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Yet, in the privacy of his room, Jiang does not resist the temptation of violence.—
Yangyang Cheng,
NPR,
4 Oct. 2025
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After a disastrous trip to Mexico where Irina appeared repulsed by pretty much everything Zack did, the couple split and Zack crawled back to Bliss.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Oct. 2025
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He was repulsed then, but years later, thinking about a man who’d expressed an interest in the human body in the most macabre possible way sparked something in Hunnam.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Rebut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rebut. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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