rebutted

past tense of rebut

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of rebutted Starmer could have rebutted this, pointing to the Conservatives’ vastly more numerous 121 seats. Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025 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. Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 30 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rebutted
Verb
  • Like Einstein, Brassard feels repulsed by the way the particles in the Bell experiment seem to have firsthand awareness of each other despite being separated by, in principle, light-years of space.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Kay’s particular diet was a recurring talking point on the show, with condiments such as ketchup and mayo among the foods that repulsed the TV voice of the Yankees.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • In a response to the allegations obtained by PEOPLE, Phypers refuted the claims made by Richards' lawyers.
    Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Through reps, Marr refuted Mozz’s claims.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Generated in the furnace of the sun, it’s deposited on the moon by solar winds that are repelled from Earth by our atmosphere and magnetic field.
    Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Like so many here, she is repelled at the suggestion that the cost of peace with Russia could be the loss of large chunks of Ukrainian land.
    Ben Wedeman, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Homeland Security officials said Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez resisted arrest and dragged an officer in his car.
    Michael Loria, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
  • An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot a man who resisted arrest and dragged the officer during a vehicle stop in a Chicago suburb Friday morning, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
    Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025

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“Rebutted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rebutted. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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