1
as in to refute
to declare not to be true
the congressman denied all charges of wrongdoing
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2
as in to refuse
to be unwilling to grant
the director denied access to the top secret files to all but those with a need to know
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3
as in to reject
to refuse to acknowledge as one's own or as one's responsibility
in a futile attempt to get out of the contract, he even denied his own signature
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Recent Examples of deny
When Nguyen refused the search and denied the allegation, one deputy allegedly called him a liar and threatened to arrest him.
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Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 22 July 2025
Trump has denied the existence of the message and has filed a lawsuit against the paper’s publisher.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 21 July 2025
The chapter is denied all privileges and rights associated with recognition at Southern University, and must remove identifiable markers from campus.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 21 July 2025
He was denied pretrial release at a court appearance Saturday.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 21 July 2025
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Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 22 July 2025
Trump has denied the existence of the message and has filed a lawsuit against the paper’s publisher.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 21 July 2025
The chapter is denied all privileges and rights associated with recognition at Southern University, and must remove identifiable markers from campus.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 21 July 2025
He was denied pretrial release at a court appearance Saturday.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 21 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deny
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Bondi also said that although the names of several other high-profile figures were mentioned, the investigators did not find a client list or evidence refuting that Epstein died by suicide.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
24 July 2025
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But Hunter was quick to refute this claim, arguing that at large events where the president is meeting several people, introductions are the norm.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
21 July 2025
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Bondi earlier this week refused to answer questions from reporters about the Epstein files.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 July 2025
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Her heir-apparent will have diminished authority, impossible expectations, and the unenviable task of modernizing an institution whose departing leader refuses to depart.—
Lilian Raji,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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If anyone else tries such commands, the AGI and ASI reject them summarily.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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New York’s 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Maxwell’s appeal effort last year, finding that the deal drawn up in 2007 and approved the following year only protected Epstein and his coconspirators in South Florida.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
15 July 2025
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But the President seemed to contradict the Justice Department memo that suggested there were no more files to be disclosed, instead claiming that there are files but that they were written by his rival predecessors and would only serve as a distraction.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
14 July 2025
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But that has contradicted the administration’s own advisories regarding U.S. citizens visiting those countries.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
9 July 2025
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Brown-Forman's sales declined 5% in the 2025 fiscal year, partly due to ongoing tariff disputes.—
Olivia Evans,
The Courier-Journal,
25 July 2025
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When reached on the phone, Gate of the Era declined to comment.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
24 July 2025
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The next year, the conservative Heritage Foundation published Project 2025, a policy guidebook that President Trump publicly disavowed but has followed in many of its particulars.—
David W. Brown,
New Yorker,
12 June 2025
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The outrageous things that he‘s done — not immediately disavowing David Duke?—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
21 May 2025
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“Deny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deny. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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