as in dismissals
treatment that is deliberately unfriendly
the mayor tends to give anyone under voting age the brush-off
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Noun
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The Michigan Attorney General's Office, which filed the charges, is appealing the dismissals of five of the seven cases in the double voting matter.—
Christina Hall,
Freep.com,
3 Sep. 2025 -
Managers will be submitting their list of dismissals to HR between September and October.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
22 Aug. 2025
Noun
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And then, 11 days later, the movie will appear in theaters nationwide, something that seemed implausible over the years as the rejections kept piling up.—
Tim Casey,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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All the rejections that came before are, miraculously, rendered meaningless.—
Thomas Swick
September 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In a few cases, the reasons for the snubs seem obvious.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
31 Aug. 2025
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This is the last of the season’s Race columns — of more than a dozen mini-essays on subjects as diverse as income inequality, work-life balance, TV motherhood and late night snubs.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Brush-offs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brush-offs. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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