rebutted

past tense of rebut

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Verb
  • Kay’s particular diet was a recurring talking point on the show, with condiments such as ketchup and mayo among the foods that repulsed the TV voice of the Yankees.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Dexter is repulsed by the whole scene, and really who can blame him?
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • There are competing stories that the Los Angeles Angels offered Kim a five-year, $28 million guarantee, but Jeff Fletcher of the Orange County Register has refuted that report.
    Dan Freedman, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
  • The White House, through White House Deputy Press Secretary Andrew Bates, refuted many of the claims the Journal made, insisting that Biden would meet often with his Cabinet members and their teams.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The backpack repelled water, gave me easy access to my umbrella, and kept all my valuables dry.
    Laura Lajiness Kaupke, Glamour, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Surprisingly, many fans seem to be intrigued rather than repelled by the dish.
    Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The leaders of those countries often resisted these efforts, stating that their new governments were too fragile to tolerate the proliferation of private groups that criticized their government’s policies.
    Johann Neem / Made by History, TIME, 2 Jan. 2025
  • The college resisted and went to court, reaching the Supreme Court, which ruled that Dartmouth’s charter was a contract that protected the institution from the state.
    Johann Neem / Made by History, TIME, 2 Jan. 2025
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