1
as in denies
to declare not to be true
while he was publicly refuting rumors of a merger, behind the scenes the CEO was working to effect that very outcome
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2
as in discredits
to prove to be false
the victories of African-American athlete Jesse Owens in the 1936 Olympics effectively refuted the racial views of the Nazis
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Recent Examples of refutes
Yet Superman's entire story refutes this zero-sum thinking.
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Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for refutes
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Tim Gilman, a spokesperson for Oshkosh Corporation, which makes Pierce fire trucks, said the company denies the lawsuit's claims.—
Kelli Arseneau,
jsonline.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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The president denies any wrongdoing related to his relationship with Epstein.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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The seeds of bombs planted by soldiers long gone remain dormant but alive just beneath the surface and yet the land rejects them every day.—
Michael Jerome Plunkett
September 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
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Hermlin rejects that characterization.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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The insight reportedly overturns a paradigm established nearly two centuries ago by popular British mathematician Lord Kelvin’s brother, James Thompson, who at the time proposed that pressure and friction contribute to ice melting alongside temperature.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Sep. 2025
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The decision overturns a ruling by a lower-court judge in 2023 who had declared the law unconstitutional after previously blocking it from taking effect in 2021.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
13 Aug. 2025
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Blood splatter on the outside of the vehicle also contradicts Buford Pusser's account of the murder, Davidson said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Aug. 2025
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The level of intentionally elevated churn that could result from the micro-bundles contradicts decades of precedent in the pay-TV business, where 2-year contracts long prevailed.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
26 Aug. 2025
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Look for data that disproves your assumptions.—
Stephanie Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
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The chef and cookbook author discusses breastfeeding in public and feeding her 14-month-old spicy food.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
3 Sep. 2025
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A little before that, McElwee inserts an extremely candid interview in which Adrian, who has just gotten out of another rehab program in Colorado, discusses his addiction problems with honesty and intelligence.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Trades as a Leadership Classroom Tradespeople face complex, high stakes challenges every day.—
Dan Ringo,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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A student at the center of high-profile Supreme Court challenges to bans on transgender athletes on female sports teams wants the court to drop her case.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Refutes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refutes. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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