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beat off, fend (off), repel, repulse, stave off, turn away, turn back
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The idea that the report was fake news was just as quickly rebutted by the reporter behind the story. — Wired, "While You Were Offline: Could a Nuclear Bomb Stop a Hurricane?," 1 Sep. 2019 But a couple of other Fox staffers rebutted Trump via Twitter... — Oliver Darcy, CNN, "Trump turns up the volume with days of anti-media attacks," 29 Aug. 2019 The test, aimed at rebutting attacks from Trump and other critics, upset leaders of tribal nations who set their own affiliation rules based on culture and proven heritage, not DNA. — Ryan Faircloth, Twin Cities, "Democratic U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren woos Minnesota voters with progressive message during St. Paul event," 19 Aug. 2019 Portland Commissioner Chloe Eudaly on Wednesday rebutted criticism of her efforts to alter city laws that regulate neighborhood associations. — oregonlive.com, "Eudaly, staffers bungled efforts to change Portland neighborhood association rules, emails show," 9 Aug. 2019 Known for his stout personality, Galvãochallenged Bolsonaro on 20 July, rebutting remarks about deforestation the president had made the day before. — Herton Escobar, Science | AAAS, "Brazilian institute head fired after clashing with nation’s president over deforestation data," 4 Aug. 2019 Some may dismiss this idea as the ranting of two hopeless optimists (although parts 1-3 tend to rebut this). — Rob Reid, Ars Technica, "Ars on your lunch break: There’s hope, and we’ll all be fine… probably," 20 June 2019 Illustration: Crystal Tai Chinese tech giant Huawei Technologies Co. on Thursday laid out details of its ownership structure in an attempt to rebut critics who have cast doubt on the company’s claim that it is owned and run by its employees. — Dan Strumpf, WSJ, "Huawei Says It Is Employee-‘Owned’—But Not Really," 25 Apr. 2019 Republicans including presidential nominee and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney busily tried to rebut the idea. — Ella Nilsen, Vox, "Why isn’t Elizabeth Warren more popular in Massachusetts?," 30 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'rebut.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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