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as in to deny
to declare not to be true
vigorously repudiated the charge that she had lied on her résumé
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as in to refuse
to refuse to acknowledge as one's own or as one's responsibility
the angry mother bitterly repudiated her teenaged daughter, telling her that she never wanted to see or hear from her again
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as in to reject
to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to
we didn't like the terms, so we repudiated the contract
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as in to withdraw
to solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to)
the producers of the hit TV show threatened to take the disgruntled actor to court if he attempted to repudiate his contract
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Recent Examples of repudiate
In addition, Trump has frequently repudiated positions taken by Biden and his administration.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 27 Jan. 2025
Jose Abrigo, Lambda Legal’s HIV project director, said the gender ideology order repudiates the existence of transgender people and hurts their ability to get identity documents, housing and health care.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
After years of campaigning for more and updated internet regulations, Meta leadership is now pledging to work with the Trump administration to ward off guardrails around the world, repudiating Biden-era efforts to curtail disinformation and online abuse.
—Suzanne Nossel, The Mercury News, 19 Jan. 2025
In the frenzy to repudiate the past, Xiao saw history repeating itself.
—Chang Che, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2024
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 27 Jan. 2025
Jose Abrigo, Lambda Legal’s HIV project director, said the gender ideology order repudiates the existence of transgender people and hurts their ability to get identity documents, housing and health care.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
After years of campaigning for more and updated internet regulations, Meta leadership is now pledging to work with the Trump administration to ward off guardrails around the world, repudiating Biden-era efforts to curtail disinformation and online abuse.
—Suzanne Nossel, The Mercury News, 19 Jan. 2025
In the frenzy to repudiate the past, Xiao saw history repeating itself.
—Chang Che, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for repudiate
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In most fields workers are prone to deny a problem and even pretend to enjoy the abuse.—
James L. Edwards III,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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Tehran has sought help from Pakistan in countering the threat from it, and Pakistan also wants Tehran to deny sanctuaries to BLA fighters.—
Abdul Sattar and Munir Ahmed,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2025
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In hearings at the Constitutional Court, which is deliberating whether to formally remove Mr. Yoon from office, both Lieutenant General Lee and Lieutenant General Yeo refused to discuss details of their roles for fear that their testimony would be used against them during their own criminal trials.—
Choe Sang-Hun,
New York Times,
10 Mar. 2025
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In response, the woman not only refused to bake a cake this year but also skipped the party altogether.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
9 Mar. 2025
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Supreme Court Justice Roberts rejects Trump’s call for impeaching a judge who ruled against his deportation plans.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2025
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This idea of spreading the games out as widely as possible was rejected by Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois on Real Madrid TV after Saturday’s win at Villarreal.—
Dermot Corrigan,
The Athletic,
19 Mar. 2025
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Kim was scheduled to face Eduarda Moura in her UFC debut in November 2023, but the former withdrew.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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On January 31, 2020, the United Kingdom formally withdrew from the European Union.—
Michael Walker,
The Athletic,
20 Mar. 2025
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However, according to The Washington Post, current and former USAID officials refuted Musk’s claims.—
Jennifer Lotito,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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If the opening set introduced any doubts, though, the rest of the show refuted them.—
Abby Webster,
Billboard,
14 Mar. 2025
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Columbia officials declined to comment on the pending litigation.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC News,
14 Mar. 2025
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Representatives for Boeing declined to comment on the matter.—
Rebecca Falconer,
Axios,
14 Mar. 2025
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Limits have been places on dissemination of scientific research on LGBTQ and gender topics, as CDC researchers have been ordered to retract any unpublished research containing terms such as gender, transgender or LGBTQ.—
Dr. Gary Spinner,
Hartford Courant,
4 Mar. 2025
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The school has retracted the public DEI statements of some programs, removed faculty diversity data, and revised a calendar of multicultural graduation events.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
2 Mar. 2025
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As the historian Landon Storrs has shown, the Red Scare pressured an entire generation of federal workers into putting their heads down, keeping their mouths shut, and renouncing interest in progressive ideas.—
Beverly Gage,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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But the Polisario could renounce its claim to Dakhla in exchange for other concessions more meaningful to its own projects and ambitions.—
Hannah Rae Armstrong,
Foreign Affairs,
4 Mar. 2025
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