as in refutation
something (as an argument) that serves to disprove
an effective rebuttal to her claim of having the gift of clairvoyance
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Recent Examples of rebuttal
The trial reached an explosive climax as Comey rested her rebuttal.
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Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 27 June 2025
The court indicated that prosecutors would get four hours on Thursday, and then Combs' attorneys will take their turn on Friday, followed by an hour of prosecution rebuttal.
—Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 26 June 2025
His response offered an admission of infidelity and a string of rebuttals to each claim of misdoing.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 13 May 2025
The estranged married couple — who’ve spent the past year making headlines over their pending split — delivered what felt like musical rebuttals from both sides of the divorce.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 20 June 2025
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Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 27 June 2025
The court indicated that prosecutors would get four hours on Thursday, and then Combs' attorneys will take their turn on Friday, followed by an hour of prosecution rebuttal.
—Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 26 June 2025
His response offered an admission of infidelity and a string of rebuttals to each claim of misdoing.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 13 May 2025
The estranged married couple — who’ve spent the past year making headlines over their pending split — delivered what felt like musical rebuttals from both sides of the divorce.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rebuttal
refutation
Noun
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The Declaration is sometimes championed by right-libertarians and left-liberals alike as a paean to individualism and a refutation of communitarianism of any kind.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 July 2025
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Every American Girl has the same problems to overcome, and that’s a clear refutation of a progressivist view of history.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
9 July 2024
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“Rebuttal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rebuttal. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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