deniability

noun

de·ni·abil·i·ty dē-ˌnī-ə-ˈbi-lə-tē

: the ability to deny something especially on the basis of being officially uninformed

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Unlike obvious power plays, covert narcissists practice strategic information sharing, creating knowledge bottlenecks while maintaining plausible deniability. —

Mark Murphy, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024 By tapping Gaetz to be the highest law enforcement official in the land, Trump has done us the favor of stripping away whatever plausible deniability remained about his intentions. —

Michelle Goldberg, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024 But whatever did happen in those secret conversations, the Reagan campaign made every effort, successfully, to preserve deniability. —

Russell L. Riley / Made By History, TIME, 29 Dec. 2024 Plus, Schoen and the front office are too knee-deep running this team to claim plausible deniability from Daboll’s and the coaches’ horrible operation. —

Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for deniability