as in rebuttal
something (as an argument) that serves to disprove these are hard scientific facts against which there can be no reasonable refutation

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Recent Examples of refutation But not a refutation of the broader bull case just yet. Michael Santoli, CNBC, 22 Feb. 2025 But The Dry Season is anything but a refutation of her earlier work. Vulture Editors, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025 Is the month-long surge in Treasury yields a confirmation, a refutation, or a threat, to the prevailing soft-economic-landing outlook? Michael Santoli, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2024 That was interpreted, understandably, as a refutation of the company’s recent push toward more diverse characters and creators. Alison Willmore, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for refutation
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Noun
  • Which, in hindsight, was probably not the ideal public rebuttal against anonymous coaches who threw shade his way.
    Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Every polished shoe and pinstripe was a rebuttal to the caricatures surrounding him.
    Achille Tenkiang, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The disproof of the telescope conjecture is like that.
    Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Mistaking a cold snap for disproof of climate change is like mistaking a bad month for Apple stock for proof that Apple isn’t a good long-term investment.
    Jeremy P. Shapiro, The Conversation, 2 May 2023

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“Refutation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refutation. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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