1
as in refusal
an unwillingness to grant something asked for
our supervisor's denial of unpaid personal leave got mixed reactions from the staff
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as in rejection
a refusal to confirm the truth of a statement
the senator issued a flat denial of the accusation against her
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Recent Examples of denial
Four causes of action remain active — ones alleging racial discrimination, denial of access to counsel and failures to ensure adequate conditions and safety.
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Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2026
Asylum denial rates have soared as the administration has fired almost 100 judges seen as too liberal, and approved using hundreds of military lawyers to replace them.
—ABC News, 22 May 2026
Documentation becomes more accurate the first time, which means fewer insurance denials and far less time spent correcting charts after the visit.
—Fj Campbell, Fortune, 20 May 2026
An attacker can use the exploit to create a connection for monitoring some aspects of a user’s browser usage and as a proxy for viewing sites and launching denial-of-service attacks.
—Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 20 May 2026
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Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2026
Asylum denial rates have soared as the administration has fired almost 100 judges seen as too liberal, and approved using hundreds of military lawyers to replace them.
—ABC News, 22 May 2026
Documentation becomes more accurate the first time, which means fewer insurance denials and far less time spent correcting charts after the visit.
—Fj Campbell, Fortune, 20 May 2026
An attacker can use the exploit to create a connection for monitoring some aspects of a user’s browser usage and as a proxy for viewing sites and launching denial-of-service attacks.
—Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 20 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for denial
Noun
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But Israel tops all concerns for some leftists, so Greene’s reversal on the issue is enough to win their support, and AOC’s refusal to embrace her is seen as a counterproductive purity test.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
22 May 2026
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In April, the museum turned down the Guggenheim Bilbao’s request to borrow Pablo Picasso’s Guernica, one of the key jewels in its collection, prompting Basque officials to seek meetings with Spain’s culture minister, Ernest Urtasun, to determine whether the refusal could be overridden.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
22 May 2026
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The part purportedly written by Vazquez mentions years of ridicule and rejection — one of the few full sentences of his written in all caps.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 May 2026
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Republicans hailed the rejection of the gas tax increase after it was trounced by voters.—
Claire Rush,
Fortune,
23 May 2026
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“Denial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/denial. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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