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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 renounced
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 profound significance of the recent protests lies in their creation of a vast public space where tens of thousands repudiated the lie in unison.
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Azadeh Moaveni, Time, 3 Feb. 2026
Whatever the specifics were, this looks like voters repudiated the new voting processes that made the odds lower for any one candidate to advance.
—Dianna Russini, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
Any unilateral invasion is a pretext for any other unilateral invasion, which is why each must always be repudiated, regardless of the moral justification.
—Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
And she’s really rejected, repudiated by the Venezuelan people.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026
For those who recall the impunity of those years, Kast’s election signifies an end to a thirty-five-year period in which most Chileans repudiated Pinochet’s legacy.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2025
Many conservatives repudiated parts of the political left for not more forcefully condemning Kirk’s killing.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2025
It's been repudiated in the past.
—Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2025
In that process, the Constitution was strengthened, not repudiated.
—Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 26 Nov. 2025
Azadeh Moaveni, Time, 3 Feb. 2026
Whatever the specifics were, this looks like voters repudiated the new voting processes that made the odds lower for any one candidate to advance.
—Dianna Russini, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
Any unilateral invasion is a pretext for any other unilateral invasion, which is why each must always be repudiated, regardless of the moral justification.
—Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
And she’s really rejected, repudiated by the Venezuelan people.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026
For those who recall the impunity of those years, Kast’s election signifies an end to a thirty-five-year period in which most Chileans repudiated Pinochet’s legacy.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2025
Many conservatives repudiated parts of the political left for not more forcefully condemning Kirk’s killing.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2025
It's been repudiated in the past.
—Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2025
In that process, the Constitution was strengthened, not repudiated.
—Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 26 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repudiated
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All suspects had denied any connection with the councilwoman's killing.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Feb. 2026
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Uthmeier has denied wrongdoing and claimed victory in defeating the amendments.—
Alexandra Glorioso,
Miami Herald,
25 Feb. 2026
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But Barakat refused to let his team go down on senior night, driving to the basket and scoring with three seconds remaining to force OT.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2026
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Two others refused medical treatment, Livengood said.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2026
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Naperville City Council members rejected the request, arguing that the proposal made the center feel less welcoming to the Naperville community.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2026
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Years later, when Taylor went to apply for an apartment, they were told they were being rejected because of poor credit.—
Katy Golvala,
Hartford Courant,
26 Feb. 2026
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Gaetano Milano, a sharpshooting young gangster who renounced the mafia and experienced a religious rebirth after gunning down one of New England’s most ruthless mob bosses, died early this week.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
12 Feb. 2026
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Born rich, yet sought a life of poverty Born into a merchant family in the Umbrian town of Assisi, in present-day Italy, around 1181, Francis famously renounced his family’s wealth.—
Vanessa Corcoran,
The Conversation,
2 Feb. 2026
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Reportedly, Jets owner Woody Johnson is forcing Glenn to call plays, but the organization has refuted those reports.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
23 Feb. 2026
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But Judge Tharp refuted that claim, indulging in a few other jokes in his ruling.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
18 Feb. 2026
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The embassy reopening plans are classified and the State Department declined to comment on details beyond confirming that the congressional notification was sent.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Feb. 2026
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District officials declined to detail the concerns raised against district Trustee Tom Duncan, saying additional background information appears in reporting by the Auburn Journal.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
21 Feb. 2026
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The strongback support has retracted for launch.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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Warsama traces the issue back more than a decade, when discredited researcher Andrew Wakefield published his study — since retracted — claiming a link between autism and the MMR vaccine.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Injuries over the past year may have left him unavailable for selection, but there were times last season when his claims were ignored and others like Newcastle United’s Dan Burn and Liverpool’s Jarell Quansah (now at Bayer Leverkusen) were selected.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2026
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For months, Bill Clinton, 79, and Hillary Clinton, 78, largely ignored the matter in public but that became harder to sustain in December when the former president was featured prominently in the first batch of Epstein files.—
STEVEN SLOAN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Repudiated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repudiated. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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