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
Trump has disavowed the 900-page blueprint for reorganizing swaths of politics and society along hard-right lines, despite some of his former aides’ involvement in writing it.
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Alexander Smith, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
Yet, any behavioral impacts of these chemicals are summarily disavowed when there is plausible causal relationship that has been well-studied in mammals.
—Saleem H. Ali, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
Many of his supporters have disavowed the election system — some poll workers are wearing bulletproof vests — and have threatened force to return him to power.
—Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
In response to the first suit, representatives for Combs shared a statement with Variety disavowing the claims.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 28 Oct. 2024
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Alexander Smith, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
Yet, any behavioral impacts of these chemicals are summarily disavowed when there is plausible causal relationship that has been well-studied in mammals.
—Saleem H. Ali, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
Many of his supporters have disavowed the election system — some poll workers are wearing bulletproof vests — and have threatened force to return him to power.
—Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
In response to the first suit, representatives for Combs shared a statement with Variety disavowing the claims.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 28 Oct. 2024
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Donald Trump's second inauguration will be a triumphant return for a former president many believed to be permanently barred from Washington four years ago after denying his 2020 election loss.Phillip M. Bailey, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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In a statement provided to Fox News Digital, Diddy's reps once again denied the allegations.Lauryn Overhultz, Fox News, 12 Dec. 2024
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The most memorable productions may have involved classics of one kind or another, but these works were reborn in stagings that refused to play it safe.Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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China has labeled Lai a separatist and refuses to engage in dialogue with him, further increasing hostilities.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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However, his camp refuted the statement, still making Butler's future completely unclear.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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In the years following, however, multiple other studies refuted that claim, finding no evidence of a connection between MMR vaccination and autism.Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 12 Dec. 2024
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Syria's government has rejected reports that President Bashar al-Assad has fled Damascus as insurgents opposing his regime continue their lightning offensive.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
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In the court's ruling, Ginsburg, a Republican appointee, rejected TikTok's main legal arguments against the law, including that the statute was an unlawful bill of attainder, or a taking of property in violation of the Fifth Amendment.HALELUYA HADERO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Disavow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disavow. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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