repudiating

present participle of repudiate
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Recent Examples of repudiating The goal here should always be peace, and peace will require repudiating the most extreme voices on either side of this conflict. The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 12 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repudiating
Verb
  • Turning to a zone defense in the second half of Game 1 suffocated Phoenix’s offense, denying Alyssa Thomas the middle of the floor and turning the tide of the game.
    Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
  • But there’s no denying that Wednesday’s exhibition was a special night for Jakucionis.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • And boos rained down when Australia tried to knock the ball around in the back, refusing to engage Canada with forward momentum.
    Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
  • That's when the speaker emerged and walked toward the senators, Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly, who then criticized him over refusing to swear in a new Democratic congresswoman from their state during the shutdown.
    Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • House Speaker Mike Johnson is rejecting calls for Congress to hold a separate vote to pay military service members, who could miss paychecks next week if the government shutdown continues.
    Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been adamant in rejecting the idea of an independent Palestinian state, and his polices over the years have often worked to undermine the PA, which aspires to govern a future State of Palestine.
    Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Israeli troops still occupy Gaza and won't be withdrawing until Hamas disarms.
    NPR, NPR, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Other users in the comments suggested the bride look into the legal aspect of the makeup artist withdrawing on such short notice and effectively breaching the contract between them.
    Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Health experts and medical organizations are refuting claims of a link between Tylenol use during pregnancy and autism.
    Beth Warren, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Barrett himself previously addressed the rumors surrounding his time off, refuting any suggestion that he had been removed from his position.
    Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Screening is key Across all ages, colorectal cancer cases and related deaths in the US have been declining for decades, Ng said, attributing that success to improvements in treatment and public health efforts to promote screening.
    Andrea Kane, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Many consumers have started to turn their backs on luxury goods; fed up with a lack of ingenuity, skyrocketing daily expenses, and arguably declining quality, shoppers are thinking twice before splurging on designer items.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Moreover, the patches of skin behind the upper arms and on the trunk reveal that the reptile had powerful muscles for retracting its forelimbs.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Perhaps that’s why his administration keeps dangling — and then retracting — the prospect of special exceptions for undocumented immigrants who work in certain sectors.
    Patricia Lopez, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The next morning, Federline called his lawyer Mark Kaplan to draft a legal letter demanding that Spears stop breastfeeding their children, and Federline left town to promote his record, ignoring her calls and messages.
    Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Signs of sass becoming a problem include growling or snapping, guarding objects, ignoring basic commands persistently, or biting and destroying items.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025

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“Repudiating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repudiating. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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