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
After the Hader video circulated, some Hader locals disavowed it.
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Uriel Heilman, New York Daily News, 2 Mar. 2025
In an interview with Deadline on Wednesday, Audiard disavowed Gascón.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2025
During Thursday's hearing, lawmakers from both parties repeatedly pressed Gabbard to disavow her past support of Snowden, a former intelligence contractor who fled the country with more than 1 million classified records.
—Beatrice Peterson, ABC News, 4 Feb. 2025
In the meantime, neither Lamont nor the legislative leadership have disavowed the deal that would put Fonfara on PURA.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 19 Mar. 2025
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Uriel Heilman, New York Daily News, 2 Mar. 2025
In an interview with Deadline on Wednesday, Audiard disavowed Gascón.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2025
During Thursday's hearing, lawmakers from both parties repeatedly pressed Gabbard to disavow her past support of Snowden, a former intelligence contractor who fled the country with more than 1 million classified records.
—Beatrice Peterson, ABC News, 4 Feb. 2025
In the meantime, neither Lamont nor the legislative leadership have disavowed the deal that would put Fonfara on PURA.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disavow
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The government of Isla Mujeres also denied that the event was taking place there.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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At her appearance, the Court denied the state’s motion to detain Formella pre-trial and released her with conditions including no entry into Downers Grove South High School and no contact with anyone under the age of eighteen.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Oyer alleges she was fired by the Trump administration after refusing an order to intervene and help restore actor Mel Gibson's rights to possess a gun.—
Scott MacFarlane,
CBS News,
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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Trump’s own Social Security chief eventually refuted the claim.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2025
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His lawyers refute the charges and argue no crimes have been committed that violate his visa.—
Anna Spiegel,
Axios,
21 Mar. 2025
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The best way to avoid the tariffs, Trump has told businesses, is to make goods inside the U.S. EU officials had suggested sector-specific zero-for-zero tariffs with the U.S., such as in industrial goods and autos, but Trump rejected the idea.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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Superior Court Judge Craig Collins from neighboring Gaston county also rejected it after Tench’s friends and family — his mother, sister and aunts — submitted and read aloud letters underlining the effect Tench’s disappearance and apparent death have had.—
Julia Coin,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Disavow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disavow. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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