- present participle of refute.
refuting
Example Sentences
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The conflict has functioned as an accelerated stress test, compressing years of operational learning into months and validating or refuting assumptions about real-world system performance.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 29, 2026
Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakin said the accusation was "completely unbelievable and not even worth refuting".
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
The Met Gala is not a perfect establishment, but that doesn’t mean it’s worth refuting entirely.
From Salon • May 6, 2025
But once again, Watson was trying to use these facts to his advantage—while barely refuting the real claims of wrongdoing before him.
From Slate • Dec. 12, 2024
The word ‘fact’ tells us very little about the establishing and refuting of facts.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
