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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Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2025
Firestone’s past life as a feminist thinker is never directly disavowed in these stories—the movement is mentioned here and there—but it is kept on the sidelines.
—Audrey Wollen, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
Those remarks were instantly disavowed by both the State Department and the White House, whose representatives said that Mr. Wisner had been speaking in a personal capacity and that his views did not reflect official policy.
—Alan Cowell, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Listen to this article The New York City Probation Department spent $37,500 last year to hire a public relations consultant in part to write an op-ed that the agency’s commissioner, Juanita Holmes, then oddly disavowed last Friday, the Daily News has learned.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2025
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Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2025
Firestone’s past life as a feminist thinker is never directly disavowed in these stories—the movement is mentioned here and there—but it is kept on the sidelines.
—Audrey Wollen, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
Those remarks were instantly disavowed by both the State Department and the White House, whose representatives said that Mr. Wisner had been speaking in a personal capacity and that his views did not reflect official policy.
—Alan Cowell, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Listen to this article The New York City Probation Department spent $37,500 last year to hire a public relations consultant in part to write an op-ed that the agency’s commissioner, Juanita Holmes, then oddly disavowed last Friday, the Daily News has learned.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disavow
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No matter the medium, there’s no denying that art stirs the senses unlike most forms of expression.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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The Boise City Council denied that appeal in April in a 4-1 vote, with Council Member Luci Willits the lone dissenter.—
Nick Rosenberger,
Idaho Statesman,
23 May 2025
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Indian officials had previously refused to confirm even a single aircraft loss.—
Billy Stockwell,
CNN Money,
31 May 2025
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Wyatt, the senior ace on his way to Michigan, and Walker, the gritty junior second baseman who refused to give up on his dream of starting, paused when trying to wrap their heads around the scene unfolding around them.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
31 May 2025
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But defense attorney Getting never called his own fire expert to refute any of that.—
Erin Moriarty,
CBS News,
20 May 2025
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But rather than refute Mische’s analysis, the administration has been planting suggestions that Mische is employed by Saudi Arabia, even though his advice to that nation ended years ago.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
20 May 2025
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Brentford have rejected an offer of around €9million (£7.6m; $10.2m) from Bayer Leverkusen for their first-choice goalkeeper Mark Flekken but negotiations are ongoing over a potential deal.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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In December, the state Legislature initially rejected the plan because of funding ambiguities.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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“Disavow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disavow. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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