as in dismissal
treatment that is deliberately unfriendly
took her rebuff in stride, and still greeted her cousin with a friendly smile the next time they met
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as in to spurn
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Recent Examples of rebuff
Kyle Hopkins, ProPublica, 16 Oct. 2024
Iran had yet to respond to that attack, and also rebuffed urging from Hezbollah to launch an attack against Israel within the past two weeks, Axios reported.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 1 Oct. 2024
Most of the time, Earth’s magnetic field can rebuff and deflect the solar wind.
—Byhannah Richter, science.org, 31 Oct. 2024
Sony demanded the money, and was rebuffed, with CBS claiming that Sony had already received its fair share of the fees, according to the suit.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 31 Oct. 2024
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Anchorage Municipal Attorney Eva Gardner previously said the city asked the state for help back in April, during the administration of then-Mayor Dave Bronson, but was rebuffed.
—Kyle Hopkins, ProPublica, 16 Oct. 2024
Iran had yet to respond to that attack, and also rebuffed urging from Hezbollah to launch an attack against Israel within the past two weeks, Axios reported.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 1 Oct. 2024
Most of the time, Earth’s magnetic field can rebuff and deflect the solar wind.
—Byhannah Richter, science.org, 31 Oct. 2024
Sony demanded the money, and was rebuffed, with CBS claiming that Sony had already received its fair share of the fees, according to the suit.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 31 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rebuff
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Note that states with lots of quits and dismissals also ranked high on hirings.Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 20 Nov. 2024
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The dismissal of Douglas, who was 30-64 and had no winning seasons in his tenure, came exactly six weeks after Johnson fired Saleh as coach on Oct. 8 after the Jets were 2-3 to open the year.Dennis Waszak Jr., Twin Cities, 19 Nov. 2024
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And no matter who takes the White House, to spurn SpaceX would mean hurting the U.S. space program.Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
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Harris isn’t going to spurn a lead of any kind, but things can still change.Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 Sep. 2024
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But even by those standards, the SNL snubs are notable compared to the number of nominations received by non-SNL actors in comedies.Mara Reinstein, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Nov. 2024
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News of the singer’s snub made headlines, especially since Beyoncé has spoken about feeling unwelcome in the genre.Char Adams, NBC News, 5 Oct. 2024
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Trump previously pulled the U.S. out of the Paris Climate Accord and scorned international efforts to reduce carbon emissions.Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 2 Nov. 2024
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Mann scorned the notion of the writer as political activist.George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
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The optical, stop-motion, and puppetry effects alone should make Brain Damage a priority on your watchlist, but Henenlotter’s film excites and repulses on a deeper level.Rory Doherty, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2024
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The irony, of course, is that Irma’s very presence repulses Larry to his core.Sarah Nechamkin, Vulture, 19 Feb. 2024
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Good free-market neoliberals had historically disdained this idea, believing government attempts to meddle in the economy would have bad results.Andrew Prokop, Vox, 15 Oct. 2024
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The Bitcoin white paper, which was released in October, 2008, and the Bitcoin code, which followed shortly thereafter, have at times been disdained as clever bits of engineering pastiche.Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2024
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The migration issues at the border, Swalwell said, could have been solved if not for Republicans’ rejection of a bipartisan border bill that would have provided for more border patrol officers and increased funding for border security.Chase Hunter, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Many of these communities will have faced rejection or exclusion from a product or service application.Ivo Gueorguiev, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Israel, like the United States, is not a member of the ICC and has challenged the court’s jurisdiction over its actions in the conflict – a challenge the court rejected on Thursday.Abbas Al Lawati, CNN, 22 Nov. 2024
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However, the judge rejected James’ claim in the lawsuit that alleged SiriusXM had engaged in fraud and deception by misleading subscribers seeking to cancel their accounts.Todd Spangler, Variety, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Rebuff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rebuff. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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