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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Active listening isn’t just about sitting there while someone talks, waiting for your turn to jump in with a killer rebuttal, said Coleman.
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Andrea Kane, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
Ahead of January 2025, the lack of a unified Democratic rebuttal to his second term is the latest sign that the party’s just beginning to soul search, trying to figure out what went wrong before banding together to bash the GOP.
—Hanna Trudo, The Hill, 15 Dec. 2024
Forensic services should be useful and couched in language that the court can understand and must withstand critical review and rebuttal from opposing parties.
—Sonia Singh, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2024
On Friday, the Adani Group’s CFO rejected all allegations, and on Wednesday, Adani Green Energy filed a rebuttal of the claims of the indictment, pushing up shares of the Adani Group.
—Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2024
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Andrea Kane, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
Ahead of January 2025, the lack of a unified Democratic rebuttal to his second term is the latest sign that the party’s just beginning to soul search, trying to figure out what went wrong before banding together to bash the GOP.
—Hanna Trudo, The Hill, 15 Dec. 2024
Forensic services should be useful and couched in language that the court can understand and must withstand critical review and rebuttal from opposing parties.
—Sonia Singh, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2024
On Friday, the Adani Group’s CFO rejected all allegations, and on Wednesday, Adani Green Energy filed a rebuttal of the claims of the indictment, pushing up shares of the Adani Group.
—Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Rebuttal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rebuttal. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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