1
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
As a result, the series as a whole isn’t quite capable of cracking the top ten, even if the finale’s repudiation of Marvel’s Final-Act Syndrome is among the smartest things released since the founding of Disney+.
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Nola Pfau, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2025
The redesign of this process requires constant iteration and ideation, as well as a repudiation of the status quo.
—Brennan Barnard, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Within the ruling party, ideological fervor flagged, rather than intensified; and in the last three of the four cases, the end of the term was marked by an electoral repudiation at the hands of the once-feeble opposition.
—Matthew Karp, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
The full skirt and tailored jacket were a repudiation of the war's utilitarian styles and an embrace of extravagance.
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Nicole Scherzinger
Newly minted Tony nominee Nicole Scherzinger brought Old Hollywood glamour and drama to the carpet with her tailored and bedazzled pinstripe gown.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 6 May 2025
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Nola Pfau, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2025
The redesign of this process requires constant iteration and ideation, as well as a repudiation of the status quo.
—Brennan Barnard, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Within the ruling party, ideological fervor flagged, rather than intensified; and in the last three of the four cases, the end of the term was marked by an electoral repudiation at the hands of the once-feeble opposition.
—Matthew Karp, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
The full skirt and tailored jacket were a repudiation of the war's utilitarian styles and an embrace of extravagance.
20 of 20
Nicole Scherzinger
Newly minted Tony nominee Nicole Scherzinger brought Old Hollywood glamour and drama to the carpet with her tailored and bedazzled pinstripe gown.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for repudiation
Noun
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But the station’s website posted a story on Levine’s All-Star Game report that had no byline and no mention of the Cubs’ denial.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
25 May 2025
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Delay is denial and a defense of partisan politics as usual.—
John Avlon,
New York Daily News,
23 May 2025
Noun
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Despite battlefield advances, Putin has reportedly agreed in principle to begin drafting a peace framework following a two-hour call with U.S. President Donald Trump, who has voiced frustration over Putin’s refusal to engage with Kyiv directly and recent large-scale Russian attacks.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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That image, and Hawley’s subsequent refusal to certify the results of the Electoral College, would permanently tarnish his reputation, many observers thought at the time.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 May 2025
Noun
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There’s no palm rejection when using the stylus, so my hand made unintended markings in my notes.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
22 May 2025
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One key driver of this was the constant exposure to judgment and perceived rejection.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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The key to making neutrality work for Ukraine is shaping it in a way that ensures that renunciation of NATO membership does not come at the expense of the country’s self-defense or its prospects for an economic and political future in the West.—
A. Wess Mitchell,
Foreign Affairs,
17 Mar. 2022
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Saxon through acquisition; Piper through renunciation.—
January LaVoy Krish Seenivasan Ted Blaisdell,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
Noun
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The feats, the ecstasies, the prostrations and abnegations.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
10 Jan. 2025
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The explicit and quasi-religious abnegation of the right to violent self-defense put the national committee at odds with one of its key allies during the Saturday march: Black Lives Matter.—
Samantha Eyler,
Foreign Affairs,
31 Jan. 2017
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“Repudiation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repudiation. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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