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as in denied
to declare not to be true
vigorously repudiated the charge that she had lied on her résumé
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as in refused
to refuse to acknowledge as one's own or as one's responsibility
the angry mother bitterly repudiated her teenaged daughter, telling her that she never wanted to see or hear from her again
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as in rejected
to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to
we didn't like the terms, so we repudiated the contract
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as in retracted
to solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to)
the producers of the hit TV show threatened to take the disgruntled actor to court if he attempted to repudiate his contract
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Recent Examples of repudiated
The state argued those practices are harmful, and medical organizations such the American Psychological Association have also repudiated the practice.
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Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
Some of those decisions aligned with some unitary executive claims, but others directly repudiated them.
—Graham G. Dodds, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2025
After appearing on the cover of the Daily Worker, Bogart fully repudiated his trip to Washington in defense of the First Amendment.
—Chris Yogerst, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2025
The way Zohran Mamdani—the son of an Indian-Ugandan Muslim scholar of Africa—has repudiated these values, along with his adherence to a cosmopolitan vision of peace and justice, guarantees extreme hostility to him among the Establishment.
—Pankaj Mishra, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Thursday’s vote is what happens when pragmatism prevails, when adults make difficult decisions and when the borrow-and-spend ethos of this mayor and his team is repudiated.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
Some of those decisions aligned with some unitary executive claims, but others directly repudiated them.
—Graham G. Dodds, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2025
After appearing on the cover of the Daily Worker, Bogart fully repudiated his trip to Washington in defense of the First Amendment.
—Chris Yogerst, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2025
The way Zohran Mamdani—the son of an Indian-Ugandan Muslim scholar of Africa—has repudiated these values, along with his adherence to a cosmopolitan vision of peace and justice, guarantees extreme hostility to him among the Establishment.
—Pankaj Mishra, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Thursday’s vote is what happens when pragmatism prevails, when adults make difficult decisions and when the borrow-and-spend ethos of this mayor and his team is repudiated.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repudiated
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The 29-year-old denied former Arsenal striker Folarin Balogun three times in the first half.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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David denied the allegations at the time.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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Following a conversation with Sanders and Adams, CPS told the officers to release the boy to Adams, who had refused to provide the couple’s new address.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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The civil lawsuit filed in San Diego Superior Court alleges Blain has refused to produce requested public records from his private accounts, apps and devices and has deleted public records from those same sources and asked others to delete messages from him.—
Susan Gill Vardon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Oct. 2025
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However, Russia’s Defense Ministry has rejected the Lithuanian claims and said its Su-30 fighter jets conducted training flights over the Kaliningrad region in strict compliance with the rules, not violating the borders of any other states.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Texas lawmakers rejected both the Smithsonian's cost estimates of transporting Discovery and the museum's legal claim of ownership.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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The Democrat has since faced calls from Republicans to drop out of the state attorney general race, though many Democrats and his corporate donors have not retracted their support.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
23 Oct. 2025
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Stefano Mele, husband of Barbara Locci, initially confessed to killing his wife and her lover but later retracted his statement.—
Isadora Wandermurem,
Time,
22 Oct. 2025
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The couple has publicly refuted those claims, affirming the authenticity of their partnership.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Oct. 2025
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When rumors flew in the colonies that Franklin had personally designed the Stamp Act, William refuted the charges.—
Stacy Schiff,
The Atlantic,
8 Oct. 2025
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Clark declined to comment when asked if some smaller-market clubs bring in more money than large-market clubs.—
Evan Drellich,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Through Hobbs, the farmer declined an interview.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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Royalist émigrés began to trickle back into the country in 1795, and a number of Jacobins who renounced their earlier radicalism were also reintegrated into civil society.—
Time,
Time,
21 Oct. 2025
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Takaichi has called for a hardline stance towards China and is also in favor of revising Japan’s pacifist constitution, especially Article 9, which renounced Japan’s right to wage war.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
10 Oct. 2025
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In a separate statement to Whittier Daily News, Rowley claimed that the city had ignored complaints about upraised sidewalks caused by tree roots for years, and stated the city had not implemented adequate inspection protocols.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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Kim Kardashian's refusal to watch Fatal Attraction is not going to be ignored by Kris Jenner, thank you very much!—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Repudiated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repudiated. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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