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
Cincinnati would be armed with rebuttals.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 26 Feb. 2026
The keynote rebuttal typically goes to a rising star in the opposition party, and Spanberger secured one of the Democrats’ biggest wins last year, flipping Virginia’s governorship by a 15-point margin.
—Julia Terruso, Time, 25 Feb. 2026
Just like the president’s remarks, the rebuttal is usually remembered only when something goes wrong.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 25 Feb. 2026
The Democratic Party’s rebuttal to Trump’s State of the Union Tuesday focused directly on Beijing.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2026
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 26 Feb. 2026
The keynote rebuttal typically goes to a rising star in the opposition party, and Spanberger secured one of the Democrats’ biggest wins last year, flipping Virginia’s governorship by a 15-point margin.
—Julia Terruso, Time, 25 Feb. 2026
Just like the president’s remarks, the rebuttal is usually remembered only when something goes wrong.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 25 Feb. 2026
The Democratic Party’s rebuttal to Trump’s State of the Union Tuesday focused directly on Beijing.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rebuttal
refutation
Noun
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The images were a refutation—and a response to her husband, who believed the reports and threatened to take their son, Georgio.—
Anika Burgess,
New Yorker,
7 Mar. 2026
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The death of New START represents the refutation of those decades of work.—
Matthew Gault,
Wired News,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Rebuttal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rebuttal. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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