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Recent Examples of nonacceptance Positions have softened over the years from nonacceptance and refusal to discuss this to a point now where these are agenda items in the negotiations. Seth Borenstein, ajc, 24 Sep. 2022 Throughout the 19th century, Jews rose in business and the professions, becoming physicians and lawyers, even politicians and army officers, only to discover that half-acceptance into Christian society could be more dangerous than nonacceptance. Roger Cohen, New York Times, 18 Dec. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonacceptance
Noun
  • Emerson found the transfer retaliatory and said Philip’s refusal was protected under California labor law.
    Ryan Macasero, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Anything from Hamas’s refusal to accept terms of transitional period, completely disarming, or a violent incident could become a pretext to violate the ceasefire.
    Shibley Telhami, Time, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • One day, doctors could produce blood fully compatible with a patient’s body, avoiding rejection risks.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Other university leaders are saying MIT's rejection of the deal opens the door for other institutions to make the same choice, rather than agree to deals like some of the Ivies have.
    Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The venerable department store had long been in denial about the depth of its problems, said Spring, who took the reins of Macy’s Inc in early 2024 after a successful decade-long stint as CEO of its Bloomingdale’s division.
    Phil Wahba, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Controversy grew over the Indonesian government's denial of visas to the Israeli national gymnastics team Saturday, when the President of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) spoke out about it.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025

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“Nonacceptance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonacceptance. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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