100 entries under refute topic. ×

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knock props out(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, discredit)
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overturn(verb, deny, cancel, undo, discredit)
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poke holes in(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, discredit)
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prove false(verb, expression, deny, discredit, compensate)
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quash(verb, stop, halt, deny, cancel)
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recant(verb, stop, decline, reject, oppose)
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restrain(verb, decline, reject, oppose, refuse)
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sacrifice(verb, decline, reject, oppose, refuse)
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say no to(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, decline)
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set aside(verb, expression, phrasal verb, discredit, compensate)
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shoot(verb, discredit, confound, contradict, invalidate)
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shoot holes in(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, discredit)
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taboo(verb, decline, reject, oppose, refuse)
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take exception to(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, decline)
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take on(verb, expression, oppose, challenge, deny)
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tear down(verb, expression, discredit, confound, contradict)
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top(verb, deny, quash, disprove)
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turn thumbs down(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, decline)
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ward off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, deny, compensate)
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countermand(cancel, undo, contradict, overturn)
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