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refutation

[ref-yoo-tey-shuhn] / ˌrɛf jʊˈteɪ ʃən /


NOUN
disproving
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Every single refutation of their conspiracy theory just proves that the conspiracy goes even further and deeper than they thought.

From MarketWatch Nov. 10, 2025

Yet I spelled out the two-part criteria for defining cases, qualifying them as “extraordinary evidence” and opening myself to a decisive refutation.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 31, 2025

He also coauthored a detailed refutation of the theory that the Taurid swarm caused a global climate disaster 12,900 years ago.

From Science Daily Oct. 31, 2025

His effort didn’t work very well this time around, mostly because the CBO was ready with a nearly instant refutation of his claim.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 3, 2023

Not a catalog of my consciousness, but a refutation of it.

From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green




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