1
as in to deny
to declare not to be true
disavowed the testimony that she had given earlier in the trial
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2
as in to refuse
to refuse to acknowledge as one's own or as one's responsibility
the government will disavow any knowledge of your mission
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Recent Examples of disavow
After the Hader video circulated, some Hader locals disavowed it.
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Uriel Heilman, New York Daily News, 2 Mar. 2025
In an interview with Deadline on Wednesday, Audiard disavowed Gascón.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2025
During Thursday's hearing, lawmakers from both parties repeatedly pressed Gabbard to disavow her past support of Snowden, a former intelligence contractor who fled the country with more than 1 million classified records.
—Beatrice Peterson, ABC News, 4 Feb. 2025
In the meantime, neither Lamont nor the legislative leadership have disavowed the deal that would put Fonfara on PURA.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 19 Mar. 2025
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Uriel Heilman, New York Daily News, 2 Mar. 2025
In an interview with Deadline on Wednesday, Audiard disavowed Gascón.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2025
During Thursday's hearing, lawmakers from both parties repeatedly pressed Gabbard to disavow her past support of Snowden, a former intelligence contractor who fled the country with more than 1 million classified records.
—Beatrice Peterson, ABC News, 4 Feb. 2025
In the meantime, neither Lamont nor the legislative leadership have disavowed the deal that would put Fonfara on PURA.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disavow
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The government of Isla Mujeres also denied that the event was taking place there.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Mahmoud Khalil: Judge denies Trump administration's bid to move his case to Louisiana U.S. officials have justified expelling Venezuelans to a notorious prison in El Salvador because of their tattoos.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
5 Apr. 2025
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Kylie said Jason refused to let the name just be Finn and insisted on Finnley.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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The panel of House and Senate members argued over whether to punish the universities for their DEI initiatives — diversity, equity and inclusion — or whether to reward the schools for recent actions, like refusing to compete with a volleyball team with a transgender athlete.—
Carolyn Komatsoulis,
Idaho Statesman,
2 Apr. 2025
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Trump’s own Social Security chief eventually refuted the claim.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2025
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Khalil refuted those characterizations before and after his detention.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
21 Mar. 2025
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The company must take the job listing down and reject all the candidates that applied.—
Kate Wieczorek,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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The letter was swiftly rejected and Khamenei accused Trump of trying to mislead global opinion by portraying Iran as unwilling to negotiate.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Disavow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disavow. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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