1
as in to deny
to declare not to be true
disavowed the testimony that she had given earlier in the trial
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2
as in to refuse
to refuse to acknowledge as one's own or as one's responsibility
the government will disavow any knowledge of your mission
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Recent Examples of disavow
Agency officials have since disavowed that estimate.
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Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, Trump is explicitly disavowing the long-standing anticorruption ethos of the United States.
—Richard Nephew, Foreign Affairs, 24 Feb. 2025
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Days later, according to reporting from Bloomberg, Potter’s attorney received a letter from Clare Locke instructing her to amend the post, apologize, and disavow threats of violence that UnitedHealth claimed had stemmed from the video.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 9 Feb. 2025
But the movement was also tainted by instances of rampant antisemitism, which Khalil disavowed.
—Chelsea Bailey, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025
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Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, Trump is explicitly disavowing the long-standing anticorruption ethos of the United States.
—Richard Nephew, Foreign Affairs, 24 Feb. 2025
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Days later, according to reporting from Bloomberg, Potter’s attorney received a letter from Clare Locke instructing her to amend the post, apologize, and disavow threats of violence that UnitedHealth claimed had stemmed from the video.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 9 Feb. 2025
But the movement was also tainted by instances of rampant antisemitism, which Khalil disavowed.
—Chelsea Bailey, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disavow
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The original post about Hailey's like has seemingly been removed and the model has denied the allegations through a rep.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
22 Mar. 2025
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Finland's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, citing Trump's executive order that the U.S. now only recognizes two sexes, male and female, says if the gender listed on an applicant's passport does not match their gender assigned at birth, their travel permit or visa application can be denied.—
Chandelis Duster,
NPR,
22 Mar. 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 retro approach has been years in the making, with Trump refusing to back down in the face of a tumbling stock market and public recriminations from the United States’ top allies.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2025
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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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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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In May 2023, in an election monitored by USA Hockey, CAHA members rejected Kanai in favor of the association’s new president, Brian Smith, who promptly terminated Schaffer.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Disavow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disavow. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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