RE BUFFED Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

rebuffed

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past tense of rebuff

as in spurned

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No mob godfather has ever been as terrifying as Roscoe Conkling spurned by Chester Arthur in the back of that carriage.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2026
Johnson, the East Moline Democrat who spurned membership on the working group, noted it was constituted by lawmakers who had publicly spoken out in support of Welch in the fallout over his handling of the Benton scandal.

— Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of spurned

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The decision follows a separate antitrust ruling last year, when a judge rejected calls to force Google to divest Chrome.

— MacKenzie Sigalos,Drew Troast, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
Newcastle made an offer to Marseille for Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg in early August, though the 31-year-old rejected the move.

— George Caulkin, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of rejected

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Sheriff’s officials said the gunshot victim did not cooperate with investigators and refused to provide information about the incident.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2026
Federal authorities first agreed to a joint investigation, but Justice Department officials later refused to cooperate with state police, deeming any review of the fatal shooting unnecessary.

— Megan Rose, ProPublica, 3 Sep. 2026

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Yes, the parent and teacher-scorned Roblox took Tung Tung Sahur down for a spell, giving Mementum a brief win.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2026
Now that the Chicago Bears have scorned Portage’s bid to build a stadium on the city’s north side, the Redevelopment Commission plans to repackage the site before offering it to other developers.

— Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026

Definition of scorned

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However, the overall market pullback and our desire to hold more cash overruled our patience.

— Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
The new complaints allege that recommendation was overruled by the company's global affairs team, led by veteran political strategist Lehane, which is responsible for public relations, public policy and political relationships.

— Shannon Bond, NPR, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of overruled

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Although the Constitution requires congressional involvement in war-making, Trump like Nixon disdained that mandate with terrible consequences.

— Elizabeth Holtzman, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2026
Raised in a household of voracious readers in suburban Philadelphia, her father a professor of Spanish at the University of Pennsylvania and her mother having worked for magazines, Sebold disdained the university’s frat culture.

— Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 30 June 2026

Definition of disdained

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Congress did pass a bill in December 2024 that would have added 66 new federal judges, but then-President Joe Biden vetoed the legislation a month before leaving office.

— Carla Astudillo, ProPublica, 3 Sep. 2026
The bill was sent to Newsom, who vetoed a similar bill last year that also asked for the 15% average salary window.

— Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of vetoed

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Originally scouted for Season 5 of the reality dating show, Walker turned down the initial offer.

— Tanya Fedak, Variety, 31 Aug. 2026
Minteh is viewed as a suitable alternative to Barcola’s PSG colleague Ibrahim Mbaye, an 18-year-old Liverpool had also heavily scouted.

— Andy Naylor, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

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