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as in denial
a refusal to confirm the truth of a statement
issued specific negations of all of the charges against her
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as in abolition
the doing away with something by formal action
a ruling by the Supreme Court that many regarded as a negation of the basic right of privacy
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Recent Examples of negation
Twenty years after the film’s release, America not only accepts cancelling the political rule book, but Rock himself takes part in that negation.
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Armond White, National Review, 23 Oct. 2024
Worse still, if the negation of the axiom of choice were true, there wouldn’t just be a few (very contrived) examples of sets that can’t be measured—the whole theory of measurement would collapse!
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2024
Practical and technical negations aside, there is also a political dimension to this that is likely to complicate negations.
—Luke McGee, CNN, 25 June 2024
Medical language itself poses another barrier, with complex synonymy, polysemy and negation that AI still struggles to process accurately.
—David Lareau, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
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Armond White, National Review, 23 Oct. 2024
Worse still, if the negation of the axiom of choice were true, there wouldn’t just be a few (very contrived) examples of sets that can’t be measured—the whole theory of measurement would collapse!
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2024
Practical and technical negations aside, there is also a political dimension to this that is likely to complicate negations.
—Luke McGee, CNN, 25 June 2024
Medical language itself poses another barrier, with complex synonymy, polysemy and negation that AI still struggles to process accurately.
—David Lareau, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for negation
Noun
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In cases of denial, individuals do not simply disappear from government records.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2025
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Griffin sees optimism not as denial but as a filter that separates what matters from what’s merely alarming headlines.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Tubman’s fearless activism led to the eventual abolition of slavery and inspired later generations of civil rights leaders.—
Sughnen Yongo,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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However, the reality is that the consequences of slavery and segregation did not end with their legal abolition.—
C. Anthony Muse,
Baltimore Sun,
15 Mar. 2025
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Their firm rejection of federal government conditions also emphasizes autonomy's critical role in organizational health.—
Dan Pontefract,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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The 6-foot-11 big man is logging averages of 19.2 points, 10.4 boards, 4.9 dimes, 1.1 swipes and 0.8 rejections across his 75 available contests.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Apr. 2025
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“Negation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/negation. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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