negation
Example Sentences
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And my idea of degrowth is not a negation of technology.
From Salon • May 3, 2024
“It wasn’t a negation of color. It was an acceptance. Because black encompasses all colors.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2024
In a publication, to appear soon, it is argued that both the syntax of subordination and negation systems in Tonya show different patterns and thus diachronic development from the Çaykara variety.
From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2024
Or there is a darker, easier alternative—simply reject the problem, and retreat into naked negation by ignoring evidence and seeking to stymy those pointing out the urgency of the issue.
From Scientific American • Sep. 1, 2023
Or, to put it more positively, when a writer wants to negate an unfamiliar proposition, she should unveil the negation in two stages: 1.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
Vocabulary lists containing negation
Academic Vocabulary and Literary Terms, Unit 1
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Academic and Literary Vocabulary, Unit 1
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