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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Which of the following sentences uses the word "refuted" correctly? Showing off for his friends, Bradley accidentally refuted his bike and ended up in the bushes. After waiting in line for hours, Lisa finally refuted the book she had been anticipating for months. When he made six free-throws in a row, Joel refuted Steve's claim that he couldn't shoot baskets. The teacher refuted the best students in the class to work on a community service project.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

The third sentence is correct. Refute means to prove a previous statement to be false.

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