The minister contradicted his own statement.
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Contradicted
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forsweargarblegive lie togo againstgo counter tohear a different drummerignoreimpugninterfereinterfere withjanglejarjoin issue uponjostlejuxtapose in oppositionlock hornsmeet head onmeet head-onmilitate againstmismatch
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mismatenegativenonplusnot acceptnot admitnullifyobjectoffsetoppugnoverthrowoverturnoverwhelmparrypass bypass upplay at cross-purposespush asideput to silencequestionrebuffrebutrecantreduce to silencerefuserefuse to admitrefuse to considerrejectrenouncerepelrepudiaterepulseresistretractreverserevokerun againstrun counter toscoutset offsettleshove awayshut upsilencesmash all oppositionspurnsquashsquelchsubvertswim upstreamtake backtake issue withthrow awaythrow outtraverseturn awayturn outundermineupsetvarywaivework against
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10 total sentences available.
His actions always contradicted his word.
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He contradicted the news.
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He contradicted himself several times in his testimony.
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