categorical denial
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcategoricalanddenial
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categorical
adjective
uk/ˌkæt.əˈɡɒr.ɪ.kəl/us/ˌkæt̬.əˈɡɔːr.ɪ.kəl/
without any doubt or possibility of ...
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denial
noun
uk/dɪˈnaɪ.əl/us/dɪˈnaɪ.əl/
a statement that something is not true or does ...
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(Definition ofcategoricalanddenialfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Only by thiscategoricaldenialof charges being related to contents would he have steered clear of the dangers and difficulties inherent in sponsorship.
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There has been nocategoricaldenialthat this will not be the case.
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I venture to give acategoricaldenialto those rumours in whichever form they have been put forward.
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I am glad to have this opportunity, which should not be necessary, of giving acategoricaldenialto that statement.
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I hope that we can have acategoricaldenialthat the speech was given to anyone in the media before it was made.
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I would ask for acategoricaldenialthat there is any intention to extend the meaning of "minerals" as it is here used.
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I want to give a definite andcategoricaldenialto any such allegation.
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I can give acategoricaldenialto the assertion, if it is made, that they do.
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That is the allegation to which we are very anxious to have acategoricaldenial.
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I am delighted to be provided with this opportunity to give it the mostcategoricaldenial.
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I asked him whether there was any intention to merge the two allowances; at that time he gave acategoricaldenial.
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If he cannot give us thatcategoricaldenial— with all the sharp recollection of our experience in 1979—we shall know what to expect after the next general election.
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Journalists are singled out as being among the worst offenders in cliche use, being much given to such expressions as strife-torn countries, and categorical denials.
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Since he has said today that certain precautionary steps were taken, could he say why categorical denials were given at the time that any preparations were being made?
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