1
as in to repel
to drive back
Stalingrad's defenders were finally able to rebut the besiegers, but only after a horrendous loss of life
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as in to refute
to prove to be false
Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe effectively rebutted any lingering notions that the earth is flat
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Recent Examples of rebut
But Biden also will have a chance to rebut some of Donald Trump’s attacks.
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 1 May 2025
Fashion Nova, which did not respond to a request for comment, will have the chance to answer the complaint and rebut the accusations.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 8 Mar. 2025
While that trial was very high-profile, marking a flashpoint in the debate over gun rights and racial inequities, Richards said the defense had evidence that could rebut the state’s case.
—Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025
The new prime minister of Canada, the former central banker Mark Carney, was able to appeal to voters’ patriotism when rebutting Trump’s demand to annex his country, and his punitive tariffs.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2025
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 1 May 2025
Fashion Nova, which did not respond to a request for comment, will have the chance to answer the complaint and rebut the accusations.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 8 Mar. 2025
While that trial was very high-profile, marking a flashpoint in the debate over gun rights and racial inequities, Richards said the defense had evidence that could rebut the state’s case.
—Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025
The new prime minister of Canada, the former central banker Mark Carney, was able to appeal to voters’ patriotism when rebutting Trump’s demand to annex his country, and his punitive tariffs.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rebut
Verb
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Some companion plants are either trap plants, which will distract the bugs, or plants that will repel them with their scent.—
Heather Bien,
Southern Living,
4 June 2025
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Strikes were also repelled in the Amur region in Russia's Far East and in the western regions of Ivanovo and Ryazan, the ministry said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 June 2025
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Security camera footage, however, refuted his story, according to the court documents.—
Mike Stunson,
Kansas City Star,
4 June 2025
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Yet a source close to the contract negotiations, who requested anonymity to discuss a sensitive topic, refuted that claim.—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2025
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If craving ice cream, resist the urge to judge yourself before, during, or after eating it, Shabazz says.—
Maia Niguel Hoskin,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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Djokovic, who usually plays on the far more cavernous Chatrier, stepped back from the baseline, smiled, resisted his tendency to troll and got busy with finishing the match.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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But throughout the series, he became increasingly repulsed by these actions, which included enslaving thousands of women.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
27 May 2025
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With every cringe, with every critique of her family’s behavior, Piper has been telegraphing that those values repulse her.—
Cyndy Etler,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Rebut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rebut. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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