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as in denial
a refusal to confirm the truth of a statement
voters seemed satisfied by the candidate's public repudiation of the beliefs of an organization to which he had briefly belonged as a youth
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as in refusal
the act or practice of giving up or rejecting something once enjoyed or desired
New Year's resolutions typically include the repudiation of chocolate and other indulgences and the promise to resume working out at the gym
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Recent Examples of repudiation
The vote for the Democratic nominee, whether Biden or someone else, would mean not only continuity in policies but also a repudiation of fascism, violence, lawlessness, forced birth laws, climate change denial and the rest of the radical Project 2025, the MAGA governing agenda for a new Trump term.
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Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post, 9 July 2024
Foreign governments understand that last year’s presidential election was not a repudiation of Trumpism.
—Jessica T. Mathews, Foreign Affairs, 16 Feb. 2021
The bottom line: The deal aligns with BP's pivot back to oil and gas under CEO Murray Auchincloss — a repudiation of predecessor Bernard Looney, who had aimed to make renewables a pillar of BP's energy business.
—Dan Primack, Axios, 17 Sep. 2024
An institution that was once untouchable has fallen from its pedestal and become subject to public debate, scorn, and even repudiation.
—Tamara Loos, Foreign Affairs, 7 Dec. 2020
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Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post, 9 July 2024
Foreign governments understand that last year’s presidential election was not a repudiation of Trumpism.
—Jessica T. Mathews, Foreign Affairs, 16 Feb. 2021
The bottom line: The deal aligns with BP's pivot back to oil and gas under CEO Murray Auchincloss — a repudiation of predecessor Bernard Looney, who had aimed to make renewables a pillar of BP's energy business.
—Dan Primack, Axios, 17 Sep. 2024
An institution that was once untouchable has fallen from its pedestal and become subject to public debate, scorn, and even repudiation.
—Tamara Loos, Foreign Affairs, 7 Dec. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for repudiation
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While climate denial allows people to protect themselves from feelings of distress, terror management theory suggests that denying death is just the tip of the iceberg.Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
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Harris has characterized Trump as a threat to democracy, noting his continued denial of the outcome of the 2020 election.Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024
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Meanwhile, Biden’s refusal to exit the 2024 presidential race after a disastrous initial debate performance in June kicked off a whirlwind season that gave rise to Harris.Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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The system proved incapable of punishing Trump personally for his concerted, multifaceted refusal to accept his defeat and accept a peaceful transfer of power in 2020.Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2024
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The migration issues at the border, Swalwell said, could have been solved if not for Republicans’ rejection of a bipartisan border bill that would have provided for more border patrol officers and increased funding for border security.Chase Hunter, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Many of these communities will have faced rejection or exclusion from a product or service application.Ivo Gueorguiev, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Conclusion: Agency Portals as Fragile as Cobwebs Despite Biden’s renunciation of the Trump project, many guidance documents remain unburied.Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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In 2010, the government imposed a $450 renunciation fee.Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
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The explicit and quasi-religious abnegation of the right to violent self-defense put the national committee at odds with one of its key allies during the Saturday march: Black Lives Matter.Samantha Eyler, Foreign Affairs, 31 Jan. 2017
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Is that an abnegation of interviewer responsibility?David Marchese David Marchese Photograph by Mamadi Doumbouya, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2023
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“Repudiation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repudiation. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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