refutes

present tense third-person singular of refute

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of refutes Ex-contractor likens Gaza aid effort to 'The Hunger Games,' former employer refutes claims One meal a day. Gram Slattery, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025 However, in a blog on the topic, the NPS refutes the idea that one park is more deadly than any other. Owen Clarke, Outside, 9 Sep. 2025 Yet Superman's entire story refutes this zero-sum thinking. Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for refutes
Verb
  • If the judge denies the defense motion, the court would then move toward scheduling Trauernicht’s trial.
    Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The union denies having any role in the slowdown of the nation's airspace in 2019.
    Joel Rose, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • International pressure on Israel to end the war is increasing, with a growing list of countries deciding recently to recognize Palestinian statehood, which Israel rejects.
    WAFAA SHURAFA, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2025
  • When Rabbit asks to be the one to adopt Stacey after her graduation, Evelyn abusively rejects the notion and Rabbit is crushed.
    Erin Qualey, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The new work overturns that picture.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • The plan also contradicts the Prime Minister’s frequent claims that the Palestinian Authority will have no role in a postwar Gaza.
    Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The report contradicts previous findings from the Justice Department and reporting from other news outlets.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Tootles’ death disproves this, showing that a hybrid being can die under extreme circumstances.
    Leia Mendoza, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Needs teeth Reforms are being reversed not because data disproves the need, but because the politics now allow retreat.
    Hansel Alejandro Aguilar, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Grok itself debunks the statement regarding Kirk; Musk’s AI tool cannot find evidence of Steele melting down over people mourning the assassination.
    Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Combining rigorous research and captivating narration, Kateryna Zarembo debunks common myths about the region, such as its long-standing gravitation towards Russia and its rejection of everything Ukrainian.
    Nelly Klos September 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The trio discusses success in the Sun Belt—particularly for the Florida Panthers and Carolina Hurricanes—and how the NHL might better monetize its popularity oversees.
    Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Sönke Gößling, PhD, (right) discusses the plans for the energy trailer with Finn Floßbach.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Her choice challenges the rules of her world and sparks a rebellion that paves the way for a new way of life.
    Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Their paper challenges the standard Lambda Cold Dark Matter (ΛCDM) model, which assumes that the effects of dark energy remain constant.
    Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025

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