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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
In many ways, the package is a repudiation of the agendas of the last two Democratic presidents, a chiseling away at the Medicaid expansion from Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act, and a pullback of Joe Biden’s climate change strategies in the Inflation Reduction Act.
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Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 3 July 2025
But in a handful of cases, judges and juries have found day care providers and parents not guilty of crimes after Harper has testified that abuse occurred, though a verdict cannot necessarily be interpreted as a repudiation of Harper or any other expert witness’ determinations or credibility.
—Jessica Lussenhop, ProPublica, 1 July 2025
Venis’ total indifference toward the chaos he’s caused, and his repudiation of responsibility for it, is completely in line with how Mark Zuckerberg, Sheryl Sandberg and their colleagues responded to potential come-to-Jesus moments like the 2016 election or the Rohingya genocide in Myanmar.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 31 May 2025
Instead, its infrequency, the admissions of wrongdoing, and our historical repudiation of it tells us something far more vital: Americans want a government of laws not men.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
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Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 3 July 2025
But in a handful of cases, judges and juries have found day care providers and parents not guilty of crimes after Harper has testified that abuse occurred, though a verdict cannot necessarily be interpreted as a repudiation of Harper or any other expert witness’ determinations or credibility.
—Jessica Lussenhop, ProPublica, 1 July 2025
Venis’ total indifference toward the chaos he’s caused, and his repudiation of responsibility for it, is completely in line with how Mark Zuckerberg, Sheryl Sandberg and their colleagues responded to potential come-to-Jesus moments like the 2016 election or the Rohingya genocide in Myanmar.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 31 May 2025
Instead, its infrequency, the admissions of wrongdoing, and our historical repudiation of it tells us something far more vital: Americans want a government of laws not men.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for repudiation
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The family did not challenge the denial in court.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
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Back in September, the Chinese government enacted a law that allows for the imposition of retaliatory fees or port access denials for vessels from countries that take discriminatory actions against Chinese vessels or carriers.—
Lori Ann LaRocco,
CNBC,
10 Oct. 2025
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Emerson found the transfer retaliatory and said Philip’s refusal was protected under California labor law.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
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Anything from Hamas’s refusal to accept terms of transitional period, completely disarming, or a violent incident could become a pretext to violate the ceasefire.—
Shibley Telhami,
Time,
13 Oct. 2025
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One day, doctors could produce blood fully compatible with a patient’s body, avoiding rejection risks.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
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Other university leaders are saying MIT's rejection of the deal opens the door for other institutions to make the same choice, rather than agree to deals like some of the Ivies have.—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2025
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The Sweet Dove Died is considered Pym’s most Jamesian work and there are inflections of the Master in the themes of falling out of love, renunciation, and collecting—the pursuit of beauty falling short.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Sep. 2025
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Oddly, the move comes not as a renunciation but as a new adventure.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
15 Aug. 2025
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Mike’s journey in the film is one of abnegation and humility, which Arbery (and, presumably, Gavras) might suggest is one way to deal with the ever-mounting apocalyptic unease that has gripped much of the world of late.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Sep. 2025
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The feats, the ecstasies, the prostrations and abnegations.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
10 Jan. 2025
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“Repudiation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repudiation. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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