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discredited

ADJECTIVE
repudiated
Synonyms


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Long before Oz entered politics, for example, he’d been discredited for dispensing a vast array of scientifically unsound medical advice on “The Dr. Oz Show,” which Winfrey’s Harpo Productions co-produced.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

This account lines up with the information provided in the CIA cables from the previously discredited Giaka.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026

"Presidential elections allow political entrepreneurs to bypass weak or discredited parties and construct a direct relationship with voters," she said.

From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026

These measures, enacted by more than half the states, shielded children from a discredited and abusive practice that fails to achieve its aims while inflicting serious, lasting psychological harms.

From Slate ● Mar. 31, 2026

The fact that most of the evidence in support of any disparity had since been discredited was deemed irrelevant; what mattered was whether the law had seemed rational at the time it was adopted.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander


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