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
Batched denials issued in silence In 2023, Afghan SIV applicants began to see their COM applications denied or their former COM approvals revoked in swathes.
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Beth Bailey, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Mar. 2025
Elon Musk Friday held talks with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at the Pentagon but President Trump denied reports the world’s richest man was there to get a briefing on top-secret U.S. plans for a potential war with China.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2025
He is being held in the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York, after being denied bail multiple times.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
In most fields workers are prone to deny a problem and even pretend to enjoy the abuse.
—James L. Edwards Iii, The Athletic, 13 Mar. 2025
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Beth Bailey, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Mar. 2025
Elon Musk Friday held talks with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at the Pentagon but President Trump denied reports the world’s richest man was there to get a briefing on top-secret U.S. plans for a potential war with China.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2025
He is being held in the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York, after being denied bail multiple times.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
In most fields workers are prone to deny a problem and even pretend to enjoy the abuse.
—James L. Edwards Iii, The Athletic, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deny
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In an interview with CNN, Goldberg refuted that claim.—
Nik Popli,
TIME,
25 Mar. 2025
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The journalist and filmmaker, who is descended from a family that was decimated in the Holocaust, has categorically refuted these accusations.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
24 Mar. 2025
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Kylie said Jason refused to let the name just be Finn and insisted on Finnley.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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The panel of House and Senate members argued over whether to punish the universities for their DEI initiatives — diversity, equity and inclusion — or whether to reward the schools for recent actions, like refusing to compete with a volleyball team with a transgender athlete.—
Carolyn Komatsoulis,
Idaho Statesman,
2 Apr. 2025
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The company must take the job listing down and reject all the candidates that applied.—
Kate Wieczorek,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Trump even sought the UAW’s endorsement, a call that was soundly rejected.—
Haisten Willis,
The Washington Examiner,
31 Mar. 2025
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Their account contradicts what the victim’s family said during a March 12 news conference.—
Nick Sullivan,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Mar. 2025
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The Trump administration argued on Thursday that California’s policy contradicts FERPA, or the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, a federal law that allows parents to access their children’s educational records.—
Dana Goldstein,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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Recent polls have suggested that dissatisfaction with Trump's handling of the economy is a key factor in his declining popularity.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
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Big Savage Mountain, Bear Pen, and Dan’s Mountain Wildlands all provide valuable habitat for our declining bird populations.—
Noël Fletcher,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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In the meantime, neither Lamont nor the legislative leadership have disavowed the deal that would put Fonfara on PURA.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
19 Mar. 2025
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The original guidance, articulated in Interpretive Letter 1170 in July 2020, was never withdrawn, but for almost five years it was practically disavowed.—
Gene A. Grant II,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Deny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deny. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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