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Recent Examples of disavow Adams declined the opportunity to disavow Trump's support. Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2025 They were dismayed by her refusal to disavow her support for Snowden and her shaky answers about sympathetic statements she’s made about Russian President Vladimir Putin. Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2025 The claim has been repeatedly debunked in scientific studies, but RFK Jr. refused to disavow it during his Senate confirmation hearings. Randi Richardson, NBC News, 21 Feb. 2025 The controversial former Democratic congresswoman from Hawaii angered some Republicans at her committee hearing by refusing to disavow her past support of Edward Snowden. Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for disavow
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disavow
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  • 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
  • The Idaho Senate this week approved a joint resolution to deny voters the authority to legalize cannabis through a statewide ballot initiative.
    A.J. Herrington, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • In hearings at the Constitutional Court, which is deliberating whether to formally remove Mr. Yoon from office, both Lieutenant General Lee and Lieutenant General Yeo refused to discuss details of their roles for fear that their testimony would be used against them during their own criminal trials.
    Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2025
  • In response, the woman not only refused to bake a cake this year but also skipped the party altogether.
    William Lambers, Newsweek, 9 Mar. 2025
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  • Writer/director Isaiah Saxon, who made his directorial debut with the feature, took to X to refute assumptions that AI was involved.
    Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Two recent reports may refute the view, fueled by recent accidents, that commercial aviation has somehow become less safe.
    Ted Reed, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
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  • More than 16,000 of our members sent messages to Congress urging them to vote no on Trump's budget proposal and asking them to reject the Christian nationalist ploy to pit vulnerable communities against each other for the benefit of the few.
    Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Focusing on personal strengths, practicing self-compassion and challenging negative self-perceptions can help alleviate beliefs that you are bound to be rejected or hurt by others.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025

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“Disavow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disavow. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.

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