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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Recent Examples of rebuttal
Giving the opposition party rebuttal is an opportunity for emerging party leaders to take the national stage.
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Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
Will County prosecutor Christine Vukmir, in rebuttal, called the defense’s arguments preposterous.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
Despite those rebuttals, the debate over Greenland’s future has been stirred up by growing speculation over its independence movement.
—Jack Guy, CNN, 12 Feb. 2025
Lee’s trial testimony was the prosecution’s rebuttal.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 20 Mar. 2025
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Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
Will County prosecutor Christine Vukmir, in rebuttal, called the defense’s arguments preposterous.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
Despite those rebuttals, the debate over Greenland’s future has been stirred up by growing speculation over its independence movement.
—Jack Guy, CNN, 12 Feb. 2025
Lee’s trial testimony was the prosecution’s rebuttal.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Rebuttal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rebuttal. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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