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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
And major medical groups have repudiated conversion therapy as ineffective and harmful.
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Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
The post was quickly repudiated.
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Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
14 Mar. 2026
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.
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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.
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Chicago Tribune,
8 Jan. 2026
And she’s really rejected, repudiated by the Venezuelan people.
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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.
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Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2025
Many conservatives repudiated parts of the political left for not more forcefully condemning Kirk’s killing.
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Sarah Fortinsky,
The Hill,
17 Dec. 2025
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
The post was quickly repudiated.
—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
14 Mar. 2026
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.
—
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repudiated
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Then multiple states filed lawsuits alleging the agency failed to conduct proper environmental reviews, which DHS denied.
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The band had been denied the opportunity to perform during Haiti’s pre-World Cup friendly against Peru, despite the presence of a Peruvian band.
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It was flatly refused by the Newsom administration.
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When Randazzo refused, Holston shot him in the back of the head.
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Indigenous groups protested the last time Mount Rushmore hosted a fireworks display, and former President Joe Biden's administration rejected subsequent attempts to have fireworks at the national monument.
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Judge Sullivan rejected the DOJ's arguments against releasing the materials and concluded that the Public Integrity Project, a public interest law firm, demonstrated that independent journalist Katie Phang was harmed by the materials being withheld.
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What follows are dozens of examples of how those whose names are familiar (or aren’t) and legendary (or infamous) for their actions while representing the state have been embraced (or renounced) by the rest of the country and beyond.
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She’s since voted to block military aid to Israel and renounced the group.
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Though then-Bucks coach Doc Rivers refuted that report, Antetokounmpo acknowledged that the offseason was a time when temptation could be very real for him.
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After her daughter's murder, Franchetti began a grassroots movement to rewrite family court law, but the legislation was held up by legal language that might have greenlighted hearsay allegations or the potential for false claims that couldn't be refuted.
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The Dadar Parsi Colony Gymkhana declined to comment because the matter is before the courts.
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Starmer's popularity has also declined amid a persistently high cost of living, sluggish economic growth and criticism over his acceptance of gifts from wealthy donors.
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One of his Greenlandic colleagues offered his own thoughts, then similarly retracted, lest his assertions affect Greenland’s new position of leverage.
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The farm retracted those statements five days later, but continued to dispute the cause of the outbreak and contest the agency’s findings.
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After years of exam leaks, persistently high youth unemployment, and opportunities slipping further out of reach, their simmering frustration is sparking a demand for accountability that many say can no longer be ignored.
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Several states and agencies also charge for rescues, particularly when visitors have ignored warning signs.
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“Repudiated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repudiated. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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