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
And here’s where the denials and recriminations really come in, as the old pals go from passive-aggressive sniping to full-on hostility.
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Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 23 Mar. 2025
The choice before us is like the choice Silas Soule had to make – remain silent and contribute to the denial of genocide against Native Americans or stand up for the truth!
—Phillip Whiteman Jr., The Denver Post, 23 Mar. 2025
Justin Gust, vice president of community engagement at El Centro, shared the city of Leavenworth’s Facebook post on Friday, thanking the more than 1,600 people who signed a petition calling for the denial of the application.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2025
In 1990, after decades of denial by the Soviet Union, President Mikhail Gorbachev finally acknowledged the truth of those findings.
—Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
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Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 23 Mar. 2025
The choice before us is like the choice Silas Soule had to make – remain silent and contribute to the denial of genocide against Native Americans or stand up for the truth!
—Phillip Whiteman Jr., The Denver Post, 23 Mar. 2025
Justin Gust, vice president of community engagement at El Centro, shared the city of Leavenworth’s Facebook post on Friday, thanking the more than 1,600 people who signed a petition calling for the denial of the application.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2025
In 1990, after decades of denial by the Soviet Union, President Mikhail Gorbachev finally acknowledged the truth of those findings.
—Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
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“Denial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/denial. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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