Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rebuffed
Verb
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The law went into effect in the wake of numerous accusations by American brands and retailers that container shipping giants had spurned service commitments and charged excessive late fees during the Covid-19 pandemic.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
2 Oct. 2025 -
There had been endeavour and creativity from the home side, and also a host of golden chances spurned.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Comey received a slight boost in his case to plead his innocence earlier this week when a judge rejected federal prosecutors’ effort to impose broad restrictions on the evidence Comey can access ahead of trial.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Oct. 2025
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The news caused Salesforce shares to surge as management rejected Wall Street’s narrative of sluggish revenue growth that’s been weighing on investor sentiment in 2025.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
18 Oct. 2025
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Through more than a decade of running a business and raising a son, Whebbe and Paoli refused to give up on getting the Book Lady’s books into the hands of people who will love them.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
20 Oct. 2025
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While thousands focused on the federal government at the rally, at least one woman seemed more concentrated on calling out how Attorney General Andrea Campbell has refused to enforce the legislative audit that state voters approved last November.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
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It’s scorned Donald, who saw that scoundrel Lee leaving his mistress’s house this morning.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
15 Oct. 2025
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Hell hath no fury like… an ex scorned?—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
13 Oct. 2025
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Any amendments that pass could be vetoed by Johnson and then, later, overruled by a council vote.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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The administration argued in a Monday evening filing the second order should also be overruled given both lower court orders relied on the same legal reasoning.—
Karina Tsui,
CNN Money,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Trump invited, and Erdogan vetoed.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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Newsom vetoed another measure, Senate Bill 24, which also followed The Bee’s reporting on SoCalGas spending.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacbee.com,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Parkinson began playing for Bowburn Youth in Durham, where he was scouted by Newcastle.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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And word on the street is some of those sites have already been scouted again.—
Bryan West,
Nashville Tennessean,
7 Oct. 2025
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That was also a decline from March, when the pollsters found that 48 percent approved and 47 percent disapproved—a net approval rating of -1.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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Additionally, 49 percent disapproved of Democrats’ handling of the shutdown and 30 percent blamed them in the CBS News poll.—
Ryan Mancini,
The Hill,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Rebuffed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rebuffed. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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