as in refused
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as in rejected
to declare not to be true
the congressman denied all charges of wrongdoing
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as in declined
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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as in refuted
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 denied
Ron Wood, arkansasonline.com, 5 Oct. 2024
Some Zionists have denied the existence of a Palestinian people and the right to self-determination of Palestinians.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2024
Ward, like many other homeowners affected by last week's storm, did not have flood insurance, and said her insurance company denied her husband's claim.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
The judge had earlier denied Cohen’s requests for a preliminary injunction as well as a request to move the auction date out into 2025.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2024
Impact Plastics has forcefully denied those claims, saying late Thursday the allegations are false, and no employee was stopped from leaving.
—Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
Bassem Naim, a Hamas political official, denied the allegations, sayin the woman was brought over to Gaza from Iraq by a Palestinian man.
—NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
Judge Carter twice denied releasing the Hip-Hop mogul and the ruling has been appealed.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 4 Oct. 2024
The former Los Angeles police detective convicted in 2012 of killing her ex-lover's wife was denied parole on Wednesday in the 1986 murder and will continue to serve her 27 years-to-life sentence.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2024
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The move comes after a Benton County circuit judge denied a preliminary injunction last month in Highfill’s lawsuit attempting to stop the airport from deannexing from the city.
—Ron Wood, arkansasonline.com, 5 Oct. 2024
Some Zionists have denied the existence of a Palestinian people and the right to self-determination of Palestinians.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2024
Ward, like many other homeowners affected by last week's storm, did not have flood insurance, and said her insurance company denied her husband's claim.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
The judge had earlier denied Cohen’s requests for a preliminary injunction as well as a request to move the auction date out into 2025.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2024
Impact Plastics has forcefully denied those claims, saying late Thursday the allegations are false, and no employee was stopped from leaving.
—Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
Bassem Naim, a Hamas political official, denied the allegations, sayin the woman was brought over to Gaza from Iraq by a Palestinian man.
—NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
Judge Carter twice denied releasing the Hip-Hop mogul and the ruling has been appealed.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 4 Oct. 2024
The former Los Angeles police detective convicted in 2012 of killing her ex-lover's wife was denied parole on Wednesday in the 1986 murder and will continue to serve her 27 years-to-life sentence.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Denied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/denied. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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