repudiate
verb (used with object)
to reject as having no authority or binding force.
were repudiating
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past progressiveof repudiate.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The Vietnam War was raging, there were protests in the streets and their own kids were repudiating many of their values.
From Salon ● May 6, 2026
It was just a little over a year ago, while pinning damp clothes onto the clothes line, that he wanted to know the truth as to why his friends were repudiating Santa Claus.
From Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America by Steven (Steven David Justin) Sills
