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
The person who drafted the team then had to say why that team would win it all this year, with the other offering a rebuttal.
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Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Sterling’s loan was starting to feel like a stay of execution for Sterling, but his display against PSV was a strong rebuttal to those who have completely written him off.
—Jordan Campbell, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
Which, in hindsight, was probably not the ideal public rebuttal against anonymous coaches who threw shade his way.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2025
Every polished shoe and pinstripe was a rebuttal to the caricatures surrounding him.
—Achille Tenkiang, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2025
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Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Sterling’s loan was starting to feel like a stay of execution for Sterling, but his display against PSV was a strong rebuttal to those who have completely written him off.
—Jordan Campbell, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
Which, in hindsight, was probably not the ideal public rebuttal against anonymous coaches who threw shade his way.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2025
Every polished shoe and pinstripe was a rebuttal to the caricatures surrounding him.
—Achille Tenkiang, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rebuttal
refutation
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Any falsehood or inaccuracy (real or alleged) enunciated by President Donald Trump is almost invariably immediately met with refutation, rebuke, even ridicule by his media critics and political opponents.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
8 May 2025
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But seen in that light, the updates look less like a refutation of the original than an embrace of its spirit, executed with enough freshness to stand on its own and enough charm to inspire a new generation to fall in like (if not necessarily in love) all over again.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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“Rebuttal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rebuttal. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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