as in rebuttal
something (as an argument) that serves to disprove
these are hard scientific facts against which there can be no reasonable refutation
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Recent Examples of refutation
Is the month-long surge in Treasury yields a confirmation, a refutation, or a threat, to the prevailing soft-economic-landing outlook?
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Michael Santoli, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2024
That was interpreted, understandably, as a refutation of the company’s recent push toward more diverse characters and creators.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2024
Image Told in an subsequent interview of the Coast Guard refutation, Dr. McLaren speculated on the fraud’s motive.
—William J. Broad, New York Times, 10 June 2024
The last year has been not a refutation of a world of rivalry, great-power competition, or spheres of influence, as some have described it, but rather a demonstration of what all these look like in practice.
—Emma Ashford, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2023
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Michael Santoli, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2024
That was interpreted, understandably, as a refutation of the company’s recent push toward more diverse characters and creators.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2024
Image Told in an subsequent interview of the Coast Guard refutation, Dr. McLaren speculated on the fraud’s motive.
—William J. Broad, New York Times, 10 June 2024
The last year has been not a refutation of a world of rivalry, great-power competition, or spheres of influence, as some have described it, but rather a demonstration of what all these look like in practice.
—Emma Ashford, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2023
See All Example Sentences for refutation
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“Refutation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refutation. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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