as in to refute
to prove to be false
Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe disproved any lingering notions that the earth is flat
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Recent Examples of disprove
Even Birdman, who continues to disprove Malcolm Gladwell’s 10,000 hours theory of expertise with his rapping, gets a rise out of him.
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Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 7 Apr. 2026
His triumphs disproved Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler’s belief in white supremacy.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Trump’s bogus claim that the 2020 election was stolen from him has been disproved time and again — in court, recounts, research and investigative reporting.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
Prosecutors warned that the statute encouraged exaggerated or bad-faith claims that would be difficult to disprove years after the fact.
—Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
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Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 7 Apr. 2026
His triumphs disproved Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler’s belief in white supremacy.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Trump’s bogus claim that the 2020 election was stolen from him has been disproved time and again — in court, recounts, research and investigative reporting.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
Prosecutors warned that the statute encouraged exaggerated or bad-faith claims that would be difficult to disprove years after the fact.
—Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disprove
refute
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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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“Disprove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disprove. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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