1
as in to refute
to make an assertion that is contrary to one made by (another)
no matter what I say, you always have to contradict me
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2
as in to deny
to declare not to be true
his account contradicted the story that they had gotten earlier
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Recent Examples of contradict
The researchers found multiple examples of this, with different elements of different city codes contradicting each other.
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Michael McShane, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Even the comprehensive plan’s suggestions sometimes seem to contradict each other.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Apr. 2025
Coyle’s assertion about what’s making life worse (inequality) contradicts the part about what makes life better.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
But Francis also contradicted himself and split some very specific hairs regarding LGBTQ+ rights.
—Samantha Riedel, Them., 21 Apr. 2025
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Michael McShane, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Even the comprehensive plan’s suggestions sometimes seem to contradict each other.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Apr. 2025
Coyle’s assertion about what’s making life worse (inequality) contradicts the part about what makes life better.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
But Francis also contradicted himself and split some very specific hairs regarding LGBTQ+ rights.
—Samantha Riedel, Them., 21 Apr. 2025
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San Francisco Giants Ryan Walker was named the closer by Bob Melvin, which carries weight in considering roles going forward since there has been no comment refuting his role.—
Greg Jewett,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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Unsurprisingly, Postecoglou refutes any suggestion that his team doesn’t have the same faith.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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In January, Iverson was denied qualified immunity by a federal judge for the shooting.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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The federal government had argued that Khalil's habeas challenge should be denied in part because the Newark court cannot hear the case.—
Armando Garcia,
ABC News,
29 Apr. 2025
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The judge has now said that’s not good enough, and rejected Bungie’s motion to dismiss.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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Shirley has discovered that Conrad was rejected for a job at UNIT eight years ago.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
3 May 2025
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“Contradict.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contradict. Accessed 12 May. 2025.
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