1
as in to refute
to declare not to be true
the congressman denied all charges of wrongdoing
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2
as in to refuse
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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3
as in to reject
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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as in refuting
to declare not to be true
the congressman denied all charges of wrongdoing
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2
as in refusing
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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3
as in rejecting
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 deny
Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
And if the seller decides to keep the home, a claim in a future storm may get denied if the damage from a prior storm hasn’t been dealt with.
—Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
Mark Travers, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Despite the charges, Adams has launched an aggressive defense, vehemently denying any wrongdoing and resisting calls for his resignation.
—Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Oct. 2024
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Admins can disable this hurdle if desired or remove people from calls and block them to deny re-entry.
—Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
And if the seller decides to keep the home, a claim in a future storm may get denied if the damage from a prior storm hasn’t been dealt with.
—Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
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Generalizing positivity in all situations can lead to denying or downplaying real emotions or even logical counterarguments to a superficially optimistic perception.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Despite the charges, Adams has launched an aggressive defense, vehemently denying any wrongdoing and resisting calls for his resignation.
—Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Deny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deny. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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