refute
verb (used with object)
to prove to be false or erroneous, as an opinion or charge.
is refuting
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present progressiveof refute (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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TikTok star Alix Earle is refuting rumors that she got a nose job, and she has the photographic evidence to prove her nose is all-natural.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2024
Substack is refuting claims that its new short-form posting service Notes mimics Elon Musk’s Twitter and is meant to compete with the prominent social media platform.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 14, 2023
Now, Russia is refuting those claims in a new story from TASS, another of the country’s state-run media outlets.
From The Verge ● Mar. 14, 2022
Part of being a writer in Appalachia since 2016, when "Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir" came out, is refuting this man.
From Salon ● Nov. 25, 2020
No one is refuting reports that he said it.
From New York Times ● Jan. 11, 2018
