1
as in resists
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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2
as in refutes
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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But Enyedi resists such big words.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025 -
Empowering risk-takers in an industry that resists change AWSOM is Walton’s third major construction project, and it was completed in two years and almost 50% under its (undisclosed) budget.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Yet Superman's entire story refutes this zero-sum thinking.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Aug. 2025
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Spraying clothing with the pesticide Permethrin, which repels mosquitoes and ticks.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
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The Insect Shield technology repels mosquitoes, ticks, black flies, ants and more.—
Christopher Murray
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FOXNews.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Rebuts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rebuts. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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