Definitions

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  • noun A (possibly evasive) statement that is not a denial.

Etymologies

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non- +‎ denial

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Examples

  • In the Nixon days, this was called a nondenial denial.

    J. Edgar Moyers 2009

  • They -- there is this kind of -- and I guess it has to be called a nondenial denial.

    CNN Transcript Oct 8, 2006 2006

  • They -- there is this kind of -- and I guess it has to be called a nondenial denial.

    CNN Transcript Oct 2, 2006 2006

  • (That kind of nondenial, however, depends on what the meaning of the word \ "is\" is.)

    Ari Melber: Obama's Radical Gitmo Plan 2009

  • (That kind of nondenial, however, depends on what the meaning of the word "is" is.)

    Ari Melber: Obama's Radical Gitmo Plan 2009

  • (That kind of nondenial, however, depends on what the meaning of the word "is" is.)

    AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed Ari Melber, Huffington Post 2009

  • Beneath this bland nondenial, in the submarine-depth subtext, was the assumption that the letters are instruments of deterrence invariably ordering retaliation.

    How the End Begins Ron Rosenbaum 2011

  • Although the SNB declined to comment on the move Tuesday, traders interpreted their nondenial as a green light to sell the franc.

    Swiss Franc Falls as Market Ponders SNB's Next Move Javier E. David 2011

  • Beneath this bland nondenial, in the submarine-depth subtext, was the assumption that the letters are instruments of deterrence invariably ordering retaliation.

    How the End Begins Ron Rosenbaum 2011

  • We wouldn't have been able to read Rimes's nondenial on her blog: "This is a difficult time … not everything in our lives is black and white."

    Rimes Has No Reason 2009

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