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
James Horncastle, New York Times, 8 June 2025
Crawford rebuffed calls from Pope John Paul II for clemency.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
But Harvard rebuffed the broad set of government conditions, prompting the Trump administration to announce a freeze of $2.2 billion in multi-year grants and contracts, then the university to sue April 21.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 3 June 2025
The high court also rebuffed a bid to overturn state bans on high-capacity gun magazines in a separate case out of Rhode Island on Monday.
—Lindsay Whitehurst, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2025
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Verb
After Como emphatically rebuffed their attempts to hire Fabregas, Inter were left in a difficult spot and time was of the essence.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 8 June 2025
Crawford rebuffed calls from Pope John Paul II for clemency.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
But Harvard rebuffed the broad set of government conditions, prompting the Trump administration to announce a freeze of $2.2 billion in multi-year grants and contracts, then the university to sue April 21.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 3 June 2025
The high court also rebuffed a bid to overturn state bans on high-capacity gun magazines in a separate case out of Rhode Island on Monday.
—Lindsay Whitehurst, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rebuff
Noun
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But the main disagreement with them is not in their correct dismissal of deregulation as the cause of the carnage, but in their ongoing support of government intervention, including bailouts.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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The defense had vehemently opposed the juror's dismissal.—
Elizabeth Rosner,
People.com,
16 June 2025
Verb
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Raiola is a former five-star signee who spurned Ohio State and Georgia to play for his father’s alma mater.—
Mitch Sherman,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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Gone is Soto, who spurned the Yankees – and lightly flirted with the Dodgers – before signing a record-setting contract with the Mets.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
29 May 2025
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In the latest snub to Denmark and other European allies, the Pentagon reportedly plans to move its oversight of the island from U.S. European Command to U.S. Northern Command.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
14 June 2025
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The performances were stellar and there were no egregious snubs.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
12 June 2025
Verb
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Presumably a runaway, Carol’s disappearance earned her family scorn and erasure.—
Paula L. Woods,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2025
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Gauguin never outgrew the juvenile urge to scorn, shock, or just prank the elders.—
Susan Tallman,
The Atlantic,
30 May 2025
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Larger than life, his creation repulses and torments him, and Victor spends the rest of his life both running from it and trying to destroy it.—
Ann Kowal Smith,
Forbes,
16 Dec. 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 reckoning that followed the murder of George Floyd has given way to a backlash and a president who disdains efforts at equality, complains of anti-white prejudice and purges powerful Black men and women in the name of a mythical colorblind society.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
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But just because a stock has been quiescent for a while is no reason to disdain it.—
John Dorfman,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
Noun
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Losing a job, or facing creative rejection, is a very real type of grief that doesn’t always get depicted as grief.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
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Despite the constant rejection, Van-Der-Sluis seems determined to find the love of his life.—
Allison DeGrushe Published,
EW.com,
26 June 2025
Verb
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That kind of backlash prompted officials in La Mesa, Oceanside, Vista and Carlsbad to reject digital billboard proposals.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 June 2025
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In response, Congress passed legislation seeking to limit a president's ability to wage war against Iran, which was again quickly rejected by Trump.—
Mariam Khan,
ABC News,
23 June 2025
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“Rebuff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rebuff. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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