1
as in refused
to be unwilling to grant
our supervisor nixed my request to work from home, if only on a trial basis
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as in dismissed
to reject by or as if by a vote
movie audiences have effectively nixed the idea of the reviving the old-fashioned western by emphatically ignoring this latest effort
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as in rejected
to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to
the committee nixed the additional expenditures
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Recent Examples of nixed
The new policy builds upon previous legislation that nixed tariffs for imports from 33 African countries.
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Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 17 Feb. 2026
Jimmy Fallon has reportedly nixed a line of pasta sauces he was set to release with music mogul Tommy Mottola due to the latter’s friendship with Jeffrey Epstein.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 14 Feb. 2026
That works out to just 11 opportunities over a 61-day stretch — and some of them may be nixed by bad weather or the need to replenish commodities like rocket fuel.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 11 Feb. 2026
Mother of the bride nixed a black dress for the letter writer’s daughter.
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026
Ultimately, the village nixed discussions in 2023 after the developer failed to provide additional details about what was being planned.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
Covid-19 nixed the trip a couple times but this year marks their fifth time going to the Super Bowl city and just soaking up the American atmosphere.
—Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
The publication also reportedly saw a subscription fall-off after Bezos nixed the Post editorial page efforts to endorse Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2026
The magistrate judge in the case only approved one civil rights charge in those original cases against Armstrong and Allen, but nixed a FACE Act charge against each person on the grounds that there was no probable cause.
—Nick Lentz, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 17 Feb. 2026
Jimmy Fallon has reportedly nixed a line of pasta sauces he was set to release with music mogul Tommy Mottola due to the latter’s friendship with Jeffrey Epstein.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 14 Feb. 2026
That works out to just 11 opportunities over a 61-day stretch — and some of them may be nixed by bad weather or the need to replenish commodities like rocket fuel.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 11 Feb. 2026
Mother of the bride nixed a black dress for the letter writer’s daughter.
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026
Ultimately, the village nixed discussions in 2023 after the developer failed to provide additional details about what was being planned.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
Covid-19 nixed the trip a couple times but this year marks their fifth time going to the Super Bowl city and just soaking up the American atmosphere.
—Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
The publication also reportedly saw a subscription fall-off after Bezos nixed the Post editorial page efforts to endorse Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2026
The magistrate judge in the case only approved one civil rights charge in those original cases against Armstrong and Allen, but nixed a FACE Act charge against each person on the grounds that there was no probable cause.
—Nick Lentz, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nixed
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But Barakat refused to let his team go down on senior night, driving to the basket and scoring with three seconds remaining to force OT.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2026
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Two others refused medical treatment, Livengood said.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2026
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The additional charges were dismissed.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
15 Feb. 2026
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Obama dismissed those rumors, joking that if aliens existed and were being concealed, even the president was not in on it.—
Adisa Hargett-Robinson,
The Washington Examiner,
15 Feb. 2026
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Tehran has rejected those accusations and said the cases involved legitimate security concerns.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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Earlier this legislative session, a committee rejected a 50-year sales exemption for data center purchases of equipment and software.—
Makenzie Huber,
States Newsroom,
19 Feb. 2026
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Along the way, people both inside and outside the union have labeled Meyer as a puppet of powerful agent Scott Boras, a charge both Boras and Meyer have vigorously denied.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Yoon, who can appeal the ruling, had denied the insurrection charge, saying his imposition of martial law was meant to alert the public to paralysing political gridlock caused by the opposition party’s majority in the National Assembly and its impeachment of several senior officials.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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But the Democratic governor has vetoed others with a broader approach, such as a bill including more mandates about how the technology must work and requirements to disclose its use to regulators, clinicians, and patients upon request.—
Darius Tahir,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
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If Kelly vetoed the legislation, a veto override would take the support of two-thirds of lawmakers in each chamber — a threshold the Senate fell well short of on Wednesday.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
15 Feb. 2026
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Trump has also, thus far, declined meeting Pahlavi, who has lived in Washington since his family’s exile in 1979.—
Zach LaChance,
The Washington Examiner,
15 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, pathways responsible for synthesizing certain B vitamins declined, suggesting the community was reallocating its biochemical resources rather than simply increasing activity across the board.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
14 Feb. 2026
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But seething popular anger has not abated in the weeks following a government crackdown that killed thousands of protesters, according to accounts from inside the country.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
17 Feb. 2026
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Silas, 29, and Tishauna Ballard, 24, were killed; two others were injured.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Nixed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nixed. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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