as in rebuttal
something (as an argument) that serves to disprove
these are hard scientific facts against which there can be no reasonable refutation
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The last year has been not a refutation of a world of rivalry, great-power competition, or spheres of influence, as some have described it, but rather a demonstration of what all these look like in practice.
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Emma Ashford, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2023
Despite the different approach between TRCs and the traditional victims’ rights movement, TRC staff and supporters see the centers as not a refutation, but an evolution.
—Allen Arthur, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Mar. 2024
His effort didn’t work very well this time around, mostly because the CBO was ready with a nearly instant refutation of his claim.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2023
Their results, though, require confirmation or refutation from a different instrument.
—Sarah Scoles, Quanta Magazine, 20 Sep. 2023
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Emma Ashford, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2023
Despite the different approach between TRCs and the traditional victims’ rights movement, TRC staff and supporters see the centers as not a refutation, but an evolution.
—Allen Arthur, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Mar. 2024
His effort didn’t work very well this time around, mostly because the CBO was ready with a nearly instant refutation of his claim.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2023
Their results, though, require confirmation or refutation from a different instrument.
—Sarah Scoles, Quanta Magazine, 20 Sep. 2023
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“Refutation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refutation. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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