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
If the first part of Howe’s answer sounded like a rebuttal to the idea of Kelly departing, the second matched the soundings emerging from the hierarchy.
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Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
Trump has called for Boasberg’s impeachment, which sparked a cautionary rebuttal from Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 25 Mar. 2025
On Tuesday night, Trump delivered a rambling address to Congress, and Senator Elissa Slotkin, of Michigan, delivered the Democratic Party’s rebuttal.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2025
Freshman senator blasts Trump on kitchen table issues in Democratic rebuttal.
—Fox News, 5 Mar. 2025
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Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
Trump has called for Boasberg’s impeachment, which sparked a cautionary rebuttal from Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 25 Mar. 2025
On Tuesday night, Trump delivered a rambling address to Congress, and Senator Elissa Slotkin, of Michigan, delivered the Democratic Party’s rebuttal.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2025
Freshman senator blasts Trump on kitchen table issues in Democratic rebuttal.
—Fox News, 5 Mar. 2025
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“Rebuttal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rebuttal. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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