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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When President Joe Biden was in office, Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds and Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C. delivered rebuttals to his annual addresses to Congress.
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Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
The post-presidential-address rebuttal is widely seen as an opportunity for emerging party leaders to take the spotlight.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, TIME, 4 Mar. 2025
Here's what Trump may say and what Democrat is delivering a rebuttal.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
Hours after that meeting in Saudi Arabia, Mr. Trump suggested that Ukraine had started the war, a comment that brought a strong rebuttal from Mr. Zelensky on Wednesday morning.
—Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
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Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
The post-presidential-address rebuttal is widely seen as an opportunity for emerging party leaders to take the spotlight.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, TIME, 4 Mar. 2025
Here's what Trump may say and what Democrat is delivering a rebuttal.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
Hours after that meeting in Saudi Arabia, Mr. Trump suggested that Ukraine had started the war, a comment that brought a strong rebuttal from Mr. Zelensky on Wednesday morning.
—Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Rebuttal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rebuttal. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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