rebuff 1 of 2

as in dismissal
treatment that is deliberately unfriendly took her rebuff in stride, and still greeted her cousin with a friendly smile the next time they met

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rebuff

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verb

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Recent Examples of rebuff
Verb
There was a unilateral rebuff toward the idea that the industry is experiencing a drummer shortage in general. Devon Ivie, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rebuff
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rebuff
Noun
  • Wilcox challenged the dismissal.
    Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The hammer blow was last week's dismissal by the Constitutional Court of Thaksin's daughter and protege Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the sixth prime minister from or backed by the Shinawatra family to be removed by the military or judiciary.
    Panarat Thepgumpanat, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Founded in 2008, Groupon, which once spurned a $6 billion takeover offer from Google on its way to a $25 billion valuation, has fallen in recent years to a fraction of its previous worth amid sharp revenue declines.
    Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
  • For example, according to The Athletic, Vancouver Whitecaps signing Thomas Müller spurned FC Cincinnati because of concerns he’d be turned into a marketing machine with the city’s German-American community, and instead opted for a club where the main focus would be on the field.
    Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The snub wasn't about form but experience.
    Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Barber wasn’t the only Chicago regular with a shocking festival snub.
    Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • While oud can be polarizing—prized by some for its longevity and scorned by others for its animalic bite—the version in this bottle is rounder, creamier, and more nuanced than your standard-issue oud oil, with a clarity that feels paradoxical given its depth.
    Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2025
  • In Splitsville, Julie is a wife scorned and ignored.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Larger than life, his creation repulses and torments him, and Victor spends the rest of his life both running from it and trying to destroy it.
    Ann Kowal Smith, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The optical, stop-motion, and puppetry effects alone should make Brain Damage a priority on your watchlist, but Henenlotter’s film excites and repulses on a deeper level.
    Rory Doherty, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2024
Verb
  • Kleinfeld disdains the concept of work-life separation.
    Diane Brady, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Even Netflix’s content factory is now licensing the very YouTube creators whom audiences once disdained as amateurs.
    Peter Bart, Deadline, 17 July 2025
Noun
  • And then, 11 days later, the movie will appear in theaters nationwide, something that seemed implausible over the years as the rejections kept piling up.
    Tim Casey, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Then an Alabama woman whose pig kidney lasted 130 days before rejection prompted its removal, sending her back to dialysis, helped researchers shift to not-as-sick patients.
    Lauran Neergaard, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Several world leaders have already rejected the plan and insisted that the only solution is the creation of a Palestinian state once Hamas hands over the hostages and a new Palestinian government takes over.
    Michele Chabin, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Shi seemed confident that Strand Larsen, who was keen to join Newcastle United before the deadline, will knuckle down despite Wolves rejecting two bids.
    Steve Madeley, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025

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“Rebuff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rebuff. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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