rebuttal

noun

ri-ˈbə-tᵊl How to pronounce rebuttal (audio)
Definition of rebuttalnext
as in refutation
something (as an argument) that serves to disprove an effective rebuttal to her claim of having the gift of clairvoyance

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Recent Examples of rebuttal The Times’ business columnist Michael Hiltzik did a convincing breakdown and rebuttal to Friedersdorf. — Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026 Similar comments, and rebuttals, appear in numerous replies to Netflix's posting about the casting on Instagram. — ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026 Similar comments, and rebuttals, appear in numerous replies to Netflix’s posting about the casting on Instagram. — Peter Smith, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026 In rebuttal, the Speaker claimed the current House has been the second most productive in the history of the institution, and the most productive in the last 80 years. — Don Wolfensberger, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rebuttal
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refutation
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  • Medasin, whose thesis was already overflowing with preemptive volleys and counterfactuals, batted away the refutation.
    — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The streak did not continue in 2025, but the season turned out to be a more defiant refutation of the caution against rookie tight ends.
    — John Riker, New York Times, 20 July 2026
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