debunk
Example Sentences
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“We are working hard to conduct awareness-raising sessions in communities to debunk many of the myths and misinformation,” said Yakubu, the ActionAid official in Congo.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
It’s important to debunk this genetic stuff as we now live in a genomic age in which science has been used to justify all sorts of atrocity.
From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026
The flood of AI-fabricated visuals -- mixed with authentic imagery from the Middle East -- continues to grow faster than professional fact-checkers can debunk them.
From Barron's • Mar. 15, 2026
The research helped him debunk myths of the near-useless male lion that seldom hunts and of the female as the consummate mother.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025
Many people use science to debunk religion, but Reverend Scheffler enlisted science to bolster his beliefs.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
Vocabulary lists containing debunk
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Vocabulary from the Third and Final Presidential Debate, October 19, 2016
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