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gainsay

[geyn-sey, geyn-sey] / ˈgeɪnˌseɪ, geɪnˈseɪ /


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As an Episcopal priest, I’d be the last person to gainsay the importance of prayer.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2022

He’s only bringing it up to gainsay it: The best revenge, he argues, is revenge.

From Slate • Feb. 26, 2020

Yet far be it from me to gainsay the delight that many viewers take in “The Princess Bride.”

From The New Yorker • Sep. 20, 2019

But she framed her attack in a way no one could gainsay.

From The Guardian • Oct. 15, 2016

Martin admitted he didn’t know the meanings of gainsay and ravening.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead




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