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Discover LudwigThe phrase "after being refuted by" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a situation where someone's argument or claim has been countered or disproven by another party.
Example: "The theory was dismissed after being refuted by several leading scientists in the field."
Alternatives: "following the rebuttal from" or "after the counterargument by".
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Many theories get abandoned after being refuted by experiment, but if your new theory explains something that previous theories can't, it may be an important scientific advance.
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The original idea that money had real effects because people were surprised by monetary shocks fell apart in the face of evidence of business cycle persistence; the real business cycle view that nominal shocks didn't actually matter after all was refuted by decisive evidence (pdf) that, in fact, it did.
For example, the migration and proliferation of papillary LRCs after renal IRI was refuted by other BrdU pulse-chase experiments that failed to observe similar events [67].
M. Rajičić concluded that it was between 1366 and 1371, as he believed Jovan Oliver to have held his lands at least to 1366, and based on that the Pčinja pomenik (memorial book) said that Dejan had died after Jovan Oliver (this is refuted by S. Mandić).
This was refuted by other scientists.
These claims have been refuted by DrugScience.
This analysis has not been refuted by Ministers or DoH.
The city talked to everyone". This is refuted by residents.
Elton's comments were refuted by the BBC.
That estimate is refuted by reliable studies; it still cuts.
The report was refuted by Paterno's family.
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