1
as in refutes
to declare not to be true
the congressman denied all charges of wrongdoing
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as in refuses
to be unwilling to grant
the director denied access to the top secret files to all but those with a need to know
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as in rejects
to refuse to acknowledge as one's own or as one's responsibility
in a futile attempt to get out of the contract, he even denied his own signature
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Recent Examples of denies
The group rarely denies responsibility for attacks.
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NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
The company denies the allegations.
—NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
Ukraine denies its use Kharkiv Operational and Tactical Group’s spokesperson Colonel Vitalii Sarantsev has denied the use of an ODAB-9000 aviation bomb saying the use of the ODAB-9000 requires a strategic bomber, such as a Tu-160.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2024
John Amos denies the allegations Days after Shannon's post, the Good Times responded to assure fans of his safety.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Kahn denies any wrongdoing, and Riley denies any knowledge of any fraud.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2024
As part of the agreement, General Motors denies any wrongdoing.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
Israel -- which rarely confirms or denies responsibility for covert operations or attacks on foreign soil -- offered no confirmation of responsibility for the attacks.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2024
NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
The company denies the allegations.
—NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
Ukraine denies its use Kharkiv Operational and Tactical Group’s spokesperson Colonel Vitalii Sarantsev has denied the use of an ODAB-9000 aviation bomb saying the use of the ODAB-9000 requires a strategic bomber, such as a Tu-160.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2024
John Amos denies the allegations Days after Shannon's post, the Good Times responded to assure fans of his safety.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Kahn denies any wrongdoing, and Riley denies any knowledge of any fraud.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2024
As part of the agreement, General Motors denies any wrongdoing.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
Israel -- which rarely confirms or denies responsibility for covert operations or attacks on foreign soil -- offered no confirmation of responsibility for the attacks.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Denies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/denies. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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