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as in refusals
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 rejections
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 denials
Under this framework, exceptions for low processing performance will not apply to high-risk countries like China, and licenses will be required for all exports — with denials being the default.
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Apr. 2025
This is often the most unpredictable step — where last-minute denials or inexplicable rejections can derail everything.
—Alex Ashley, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2025
But White House officials have found Waltz's denials increasingly hard to believe.
—Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 2 Apr. 2025
Despite Russia's denials that conscripts are sent to the front lines, Ukrainian officials argue that the conscription drive shows Russia intends to escalate, not de-escalate, the conflict.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
The allegations made by the YouTube channel, known for covering political news, started an online firestorm against Kim Soo Hyun despite his denials.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2025
The Last Line of Defense The recent murder of the United Healthcare CEO revealed disturbing details about AI’s role in the company’s insurance claim denials.
—Ann Kowal Smith, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
With all the denials, Goldberg released part of the text chain to prove what was in it was, in fact, war plans, including weather conditions, timing, targets, weapons and sequence of strikes.
—S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2025
Congressional Democrats pressed them about their denials a day earlier that war plans had been shared.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Apr. 2025
This is often the most unpredictable step — where last-minute denials or inexplicable rejections can derail everything.
—Alex Ashley, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2025
But White House officials have found Waltz's denials increasingly hard to believe.
—Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 2 Apr. 2025
Despite Russia's denials that conscripts are sent to the front lines, Ukrainian officials argue that the conscription drive shows Russia intends to escalate, not de-escalate, the conflict.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
The allegations made by the YouTube channel, known for covering political news, started an online firestorm against Kim Soo Hyun despite his denials.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2025
The Last Line of Defense The recent murder of the United Healthcare CEO revealed disturbing details about AI’s role in the company’s insurance claim denials.
—Ann Kowal Smith, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
With all the denials, Goldberg released part of the text chain to prove what was in it was, in fact, war plans, including weather conditions, timing, targets, weapons and sequence of strikes.
—S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2025
Congressional Democrats pressed them about their denials a day earlier that war plans had been shared.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Denials.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/denials. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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