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as in denial
a refusal to confirm the truth of a statement
issued specific negations of all of the charges against her
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as in abolition
the doing away with something by formal action
a ruling by the Supreme Court that many regarded as a negation of the basic right of privacy
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Recent Examples of negation
Medical language itself poses another barrier, with complex synonymy, polysemy and negation that AI still struggles to process accurately.
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David Lareau, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Scientists define net zero not just as the reduction of carbon emissions, but the removal of carbon from the atmosphere too—a complete negation of the greenhouse gases emitted by humanity.
—Stephen Armstrong, WIRED, 21 Feb. 2024
And so there’s already talk about how Democrats will apparently need to provide as many as 100 votes to participate in the great negation of their own accomplishments.
—Jason Linkins, The New Republic, 6 Oct. 2023
Based on public records, the schools are in negations to cancel the 2025 meeting at Memorial Stadium.
—Alexis Cubit, The Courier-Journal, 11 Sep. 2023
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David Lareau, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Scientists define net zero not just as the reduction of carbon emissions, but the removal of carbon from the atmosphere too—a complete negation of the greenhouse gases emitted by humanity.
—Stephen Armstrong, WIRED, 21 Feb. 2024
And so there’s already talk about how Democrats will apparently need to provide as many as 100 votes to participate in the great negation of their own accomplishments.
—Jason Linkins, The New Republic, 6 Oct. 2023
Based on public records, the schools are in negations to cancel the 2025 meeting at Memorial Stadium.
—Alexis Cubit, The Courier-Journal, 11 Sep. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for negation
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While climate denial allows people to protect themselves from feelings of distress, terror management theory suggests that denying death is just the tip of the iceberg.Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
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Harris has characterized Trump as a threat to democracy, noting his continued denial of the outcome of the 2020 election.Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024
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Law enforcement spending and the concept of police abolition have become divisive issues in the De León-Jurado contest, as well as in the council race between former State Assemblymember Adrin Nazarian and small-business owner Jillian Burgos.Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
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For example, several filmmakers speak openly about the idea of prison abolition on day two, which is dedicated to films about prisons made by people who have never served time, judged by a jury of men currently serving at San Quentin.Selome Hailu, Variety, 16 Oct. 2024
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The migration issues at the border, Swalwell said, could have been solved if not for Republicans’ rejection of a bipartisan border bill that would have provided for more border patrol officers and increased funding for border security.Chase Hunter, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Many of these communities will have faced rejection or exclusion from a product or service application.Ivo Gueorguiev, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Negation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/negation. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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