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refutation

noun as in rebuttal

noun as in disproving

Strongest match

Weak match

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Certainly, some effort must be made to point out falsehoods and inconsistencies, but the same psychological evidence that shows how falsehood and inconsistency gain traction also tells us that retractions and refutations are seldom effective.

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Waltz's refutation gives a glimpse of what appears to be a larger Trump administration strategy around the leaks.

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In the face of Hegseth's refutation, Goldberg said that the messages he was sent included targets the military was "trying to kill in the next two hours."

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But as more data was collected and analyzed in more sophisticated ways, scientists increasingly found refutations of Red Queen theory.

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Circuit Judge Sandra Ikuta said the law is written neutrally and said Judge Du was wrong to insist there must be an affirmative refutation of past racism for a law to survive scrutiny.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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