negation
Example Sentences
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The negation of LeBron James is not related to sports, rather it is a cultural stain.
From Salon • Apr. 20, 2024
A second method to steer humanity away from fossil fuel burning centers on a concept known as "undesign," the intentional negation of technology and consideration of alternatives that do not rely on labor-saving human inventions.
From Science Daily • Feb. 15, 2024
But the statement can be translated quickly if you know that “∧” stands for “and at the same time” and that “¬” is a negation.
From Scientific American • Sep. 12, 2023
Had Logan meant to underline Kendall’s name for emphasis or cross it out in an act of negation?
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2023
Or, to put it more positively, when a writer wants to negate an unfamiliar proposition, she should unveil the negation in two stages: 1.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
Vocabulary lists containing negation
Academic Vocabulary and Literary Terms, Unit 1
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