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as in denial
a refusal to confirm the truth of a statement
voters seemed satisfied by the candidate's public repudiation of the beliefs of an organization to which he had briefly belonged as a youth
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as in refusal
the act or practice of giving up or rejecting something once enjoyed or desired
New Year's resolutions typically include the repudiation of chocolate and other indulgences and the promise to resume working out at the gym
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Recent Examples of repudiation
But the result in Canton has been the same as in Quincy — an utter repudiation of the tawdry good-old-boy crew.
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Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 14 Jan. 2026
As Sportico detailed, Pasadena and the RBOC sued UCLA a couple of weeks ago for breach of contract and anticipatory repudiation.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 11 Nov. 2025
Now Republicans see Tuesday’s ballot-box repudiation of the GOP as a reminder that voters respond primarily to the cost of living.
—Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 7 Nov. 2025
The repudiation of McKnight contrasted with recent similar incidents in which violent comments by Democrats failed to dent their electoral chances.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 7 Nov. 2025
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Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 14 Jan. 2026
As Sportico detailed, Pasadena and the RBOC sued UCLA a couple of weeks ago for breach of contract and anticipatory repudiation.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 11 Nov. 2025
Now Republicans see Tuesday’s ballot-box repudiation of the GOP as a reminder that voters respond primarily to the cost of living.
—Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 7 Nov. 2025
The repudiation of McKnight contrasted with recent similar incidents in which violent comments by Democrats failed to dent their electoral chances.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 7 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for repudiation
Noun
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While music alone cannot deliver accountability, the law can ensure that violence does not disappear into denial or historical amnesia.—
Christina Hioureas,
Rolling Stone,
22 Mar. 2026
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At one point Gentile agreed to submit to a polygraph examination, presumably to demonstrate his denials were truthful.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
22 Mar. 2026
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Woods was arrested and charged with DUI, property damage and refusal to submit to a lawful test, Budensiek said.—
Melissa Gaffney,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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No, the lines at Logan so far have not been bad, or not nearly as bad as airports elsewhere, which are all due to the stubborn Democrat refusal to fund the Department of Homeland Security.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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The lawsuit follows the board’s rejection of the foundation’s application, citing a state Supreme Court ruling that came after the board rejected the foundation's application.—
KOKH Staff,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Mar. 2026
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Looks-maxxing has been described as a nihilistic rejection of society’s values.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2026
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The department said the new $450 fee remains well below the government’s actual cost of processing renunciation requests.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
14 Mar. 2026
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British psychiatrist Humphry Osmond, who took part in a peyote ceremony with a First Nations group the Red Pheasant Band in Saskatchewan, Canada, in 1956, intuited the necessity of community, empathy, and ego renunciation during the psychedelic process.—
Erica Rex,
STAT,
19 Feb. 2026
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Not one for false abnegation of words distorted by smears, Rushdie doubles down on his right to freedom of expression, defending his dissent from religious orthodoxy.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Jan. 2026
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That, for me, feels like an abnegation of our responsibility in theater.—
Sarah Crompton,
Vogue,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Repudiation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repudiation. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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