as in refused
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as in rejected
to declare not to be true
the congressman denied all charges of wrongdoing
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as in declined
to be unwilling to grant
the director denied access to the top secret files to all but those with a need to know
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as in refuted
to refuse to acknowledge as one's own or as one's responsibility
in a futile attempt to get out of the contract, he even denied his own signature
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Recent Examples of denied
Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
Beyoncé's publicist has denied rumors that the singer's next album will be released the week of the Met Gala.
—Caché McClay, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
The authority’s board has rarely reversed course and denied a project’s tax break request after providing initial approval.
—Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Magistrate John Martin denied the request for bond.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
Blueprint previously denied any liability in court filings last summer.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 29 Apr. 2026
The singer denied all wrongdoing.
—Staff Author, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
The good are rewarded, the long-suffering and loyal get their spotlight moment, and Judas is denied their 30 pieces of silver.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2026
The same City who denied Arsenal title glory in 2023 and 2024.
—Nnamdi Onyeagwara, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Verb
But the country’s leader, Miguel Díaz-Canel, has denied Cuba has political prisoners and has stressed that his government is not negotiating any internal political matters with the United States.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
Beyoncé's publicist has denied rumors that the singer's next album will be released the week of the Met Gala.
—Caché McClay, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
The authority’s board has rarely reversed course and denied a project’s tax break request after providing initial approval.
—Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Magistrate John Martin denied the request for bond.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
Blueprint previously denied any liability in court filings last summer.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 29 Apr. 2026
The singer denied all wrongdoing.
—Staff Author, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
The good are rewarded, the long-suffering and loyal get their spotlight moment, and Judas is denied their 30 pieces of silver.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2026
The same City who denied Arsenal title glory in 2023 and 2024.
—Nnamdi Onyeagwara, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for denied
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At one point, Iran asked to move its games to Mexico, but that request was rejected.—
Anne M. Peterson,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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Voters in a 1986 retention election rejected Rose Bird, the chief justice of the California Supreme Court, and two liberal colleagues, over dissatisfaction with decisions overturning numerous death penalty sentences.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, Larysa was stuck in Belarus, a country allied with Russia that Nataliia despised and had refused to move to, despite her daughter’s many pleas.—
Lizzie Johnson,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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The Nuggets refused to engage, declining to respond on the off day.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
24 Apr. 2026
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Trump refuted those accusations in a heated interview with 60 Minutes host Norah O’Donnell on Sunday.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Apr. 2026
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Pavlovski refuted a claim made by a witness on Monday that McGee and Jenkins had struggled over the gun that was used to shoot Jenkins.—
Shelley Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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During their investigation, police found evidence that contradicted Kirby's explanation.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Some of the new information ran counter to narratives his defense had told reporters or submitted to the court, but some also contradicted statements by the prosecution and the government.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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Westerheide declined to answer follow-up questions about the Patton autopsy.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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That tax collector, Cheryl Blogoslawski, was suspended from her job in January, not long after a new mayor, Democrat Bobby Sanchez, took office after Stewart declined to seek a seventh two-year term.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
25 Apr. 2026
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Leaving Polis off the guest list of a recent governors’ dinner at the White House was the latest slap in the face of many that include rescinded federal grants, a vetoed water bill, rejected disaster fund requests, and the loss of two federal agencies.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
6 Mar. 2026
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Transparency instead of testing Where the vetoed SB 1047 would have mandated safety testing and kill switches for AI systems, the new law focuses on disclosure.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Denied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/denied. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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