rebutted

past tense of rebut

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Recent Examples of rebutted His defense lawyers rebutted that Combs was an amateur pornographer who had toxic, yet fully consensual relationships with his accusers. Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025 During public testimony, several residents rebutted the assertion that the church could not be renovated and said a greater effort needs to be made to restore the Holy Cross neighborhood's namesake. Cate Charron, IndyStar, 2 Oct. 2025 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
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • These findings refuted longstanding preconceived beliefs about humans and animals.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The appellate court's decision refuted multiple issues with Avery's arguments.
    Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In fact, the more aggressive Beijing has become toward Taiwan, the more Beijing has repelled rather than attracted the people of Taiwan.
    PHILIP H. GORDON, Foreign Affairs, 22 Sep. 2025
  • The material also strongly repelled chloride ions, cutting corrosion risks.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Many salaried workers at General Motors initially resisted the return to the office policy.
    Jamie L. LaReau, Freep.com, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The move is a departure for an organization that has resisted significant leadership changes under the ownership of the Monfort family.
    Melissa Lockard, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025

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“Rebutted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rebutted. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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