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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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When her team received the denial for Benji’s care, McCoy set out to gather hard evidence to demonstrate the necessity of his treatment.Annie Waldman, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
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People all over social media posted their experiences with claims denials.Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 13 Dec. 2024
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But in important ways, Rankin’s work provided a foundation for these titans to build even more support for abolition.TIME, TIME, 2 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement Jurado, through a spokesperson, has described abolition as an aspirational goal, one that would take many years and many steps.David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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Witter said that the request could trigger trauma responses tied to childhood abandonment, neglect, or rejection.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Indeed, Scott had the correct approach to rejection, according to psychologists.Nicolas Vega, CNBC, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Negation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/negation. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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