rebutting

present participle of rebut

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of rebutting Crenshaw wrote that the government now bears the burden of rebutting the presumption of vindictive prosecution. Evan Mealins, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025 In addition to rebutting the allegations, ESPN could raise a number of defenses. Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rebutting
Verb
  • The film spends the next hour and 50 minutes refuting that idea.
    Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Michaels took to her Instagram days after the release of Fit for TV to post a series of screenshots of text chains, email threads, and other pieces of documentation refuting or otherwise complicating each claim leveled at her.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This polarization means even post-Trump, Democrats may cling to divisive issues like defund-the-police echoes or aggressive cultural wars, repelling the non-ideological public weary of extremes.
    Nafees Alam, Twin Cities, 22 Oct. 2025
  • This polarization means even post-Trump, Democrats may cling to divisive issues like defund-the-police echoes or aggressive cultural wars, repelling the non-ideological public weary of extremes.
    Nafees Alam, Boston Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Booth was charged with first-degree murder, second-degree child abuse, assault and three counts of resisting, assaulting or obstructing police.
    Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
  • She was charged with first-degree murder, second-degree child abuse, felonious assault and assaulting/resisting/obstructing a police officer, investigators said.
    Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2025

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“Rebutting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rebutting. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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