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 By this point, there’s no need to rehash its difficult production: What matters is what’s on the screen, a tale of how a wayward son (Al Pacino) discovers that his mild refutations of his family’s dark business are ultimately just talk. Will Leitch, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for refutation
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Noun
  • This sense of connection makes Wages for Housework a relevant rebuttal to those who would like women to devote themselves to having and raising children.
    Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 23 May 2025
  • Final lists of expert rebuttal witnesses for the sentencing phase of the case, should Kohberger be found guilty, also remain outstanding.
    Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 14 May 2025
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  • 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 10 Jun. 2025.

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