rebut
verb (used with object)
to refute by evidence or argument.
rebuts
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present tense formof rebut (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Justice Gorsuch thoroughly rebuts both, but his larger effort is to explain that the major questions standard is meant to protect legislative authority.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 22, 2026
But when Shannon’s fossil-fuel tycoon rebuts that the rest of humanity drove cars, too, well, he’s got a point.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2024
Evidence of enjoyment of life directly rebuts the central proposition of the oppressor – namely, that the oppressed is inferior.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2024
Monday's court filing from the city of Baltimore rebuts that number as "substantially less than the amount that will be claimed for losses and damages arising out of the Dali's allision with the Key Bridge".
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2024
“Good. Being a little bit thirsty will remind us why we need to ration,” he rebuts, his anger beginning to fill to the brim.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
