as in rebuttals
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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rebuttals
Noun
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In any lawsuit, Michigan would offer rebuttals.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
11 Dec. 2025 -
Prasad’s claim provoked a rapid series of rebuttals.—
Benjamin Mazer,
The Atlantic,
8 Dec. 2025
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“Refutations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refutations. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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