as in refuses
to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to
I must pass up the offer to be chairman of this event
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Indigenous Peoples’ Day refuses the inevitability of a settler future and insists instead on ReMatriation, survivance, and justice.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
11 Oct. 2025 -
Every now and then, a sneaker arrives that refuses to fit neatly into a single category.—
Christopher Claxton,
Billboard,
10 Oct. 2025
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Israel rejects that characterization.—
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
10 Oct. 2025
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The Nigerian government rejects that.—
Paul Tilsley,
FOXNews.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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Fox News showed year-over-year viewership growth in the September ratings, while CNN and MSNBC saw significant audience declines.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
2 Oct. 2025
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If either side declines to pick up their side of the option, as seems likely, Steer and the left-handed-hitting Will Benson could form a platoon in left field to replace Hays, with TJ Friedl in center and Noelvi Marte in right.—
C. Trent Rosecrans,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Passes up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passes%20up. Accessed 11 Oct. 2025.
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