as in retracts
to solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to)
the Inquisition forced Galileo to recant his support of the Copernican observation that the earth revolves around the sun
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Verb
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Iran denies direct control over the Houthis but has maintained a strong presence in Yemen in support of Ansar Allah for years.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025 -
The president claimed that the network purposely made Harris look better to help her campaign, something that the network denies.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
13 Apr. 2025
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Tallinn, Estonia, contradicts the idea that Latvia was home to the first tree, claiming the title for itself.—
Ashlyn Messier,
Fox News,
23 Dec. 2024
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Pansy contradicts Chantelle’s recollections of being close to their mum.—
Peter Rainer,
The Christian Science Monitor,
18 Dec. 2024
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“Recants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recants. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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