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as in denies
to declare not to be true
vigorously repudiated the charge that she had lied on her résumé
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as in refuses
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 rejects
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 renounces
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 repudiates
To exclude the Ute Indian Tribe from access and recognition where those rights and practices endure compounds historical harm and repudiates the very text of the Agreement the State purports to respect.
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Shaun Chapoose, Denver Post, 20 May 2026
Joe takes his accusations against Ted public; Louise repudiates them publicly.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2025
Shaun Chapoose, Denver Post, 20 May 2026
Joe takes his accusations against Ted public; Louise repudiates them publicly.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repudiates
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Workday denies these claims, stating AI only matches qualifications and human decisions are final.—
Aytekin Tank,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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The Department of Homeland Security denies a strike is happening inside.—
Christina Fan,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
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With free speech under threat in Hollywood, Poppy Liu refuses to separate her politics from her art.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
27 May 2026
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It may be stopped because one student speaks up, one parent pays attention, one friend refuses to stay silent, one faith leader reaches out, or one community decides that preventing hate is everyone’s responsibility.—
Michael Brunker,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2026
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Contrary to popular belief, Holmgren rejects the cliché that the greatest teams push egos aside, forgetting individual goals in the quest for a Larry O’Brien Trophy.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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Taylor Sheridan completely rejects woke nonsense in his shows.—
David Hookstead OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
27 May 2026
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Miami will have the ability to use multiple sizable salary cap exceptions if Wiggins opts out or if Wiggins stays but Miami renounces Powell, which remove his cap hold and eliminate his Bird rights.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
15 Apr. 2026
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The first follows the Rajput king Ratansen of Chitor (a fortress in what is now Chittorgarh, Rajasthan), who renounces his throne and travels as a yogi (wandering ascetic) to the island kingdom of Simhal to win the legendary Padmavati.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
9 Apr. 2026
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There is extensive evidence — including Slack and WhatsApp messages, company documents, and witness testimony — that unequivocally refutes her claims.—
Stacy Perman,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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The woman vehemently refutes those claims to ABC News, and claims Aaron knew about her personal history, including marital status.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Sitting at elevations between 1,250 and 1,750 feet, the vineyards are blessed with strong, hot sunlight during the day and significant nighttime temperature declines.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
24 May 2026
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More specifically, the authors observed that satisfaction drops most steeply during the first 10 years of a relationship, slightly recovers later, and then declines again over time.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
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Hezbollah has vowed to fight until the war ends in Lebanon and Israel withdraws its troops that operate across large swaths of the country’s south.—
Kareem Chehayeb,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2026
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Hezbollah has vowed to fight until the war ends in Lebanon and Israel withdraws its troops who operate across large swaths of the country’s south.—
Nick Duffy,
NBC news,
27 May 2026
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Yet the assumption that more demand automatically equals grid failure ignores how energy systems respond to new demand.—
Anna Broughel,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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All Saints allows and ignores a culture of bullying, the lawsuit alleges.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 May 2026
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“Repudiates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repudiates. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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