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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as in to spurn
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Recent Examples of rebuff
Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025
Her mother attempted to enroll her in Chinese-language lessons attended by a handful of adoptees in town, but Mia rebuffed the idea.
—Barbara Demick, New Yorker, 23 May 2025
In dismissing the lawsuit, the court rebuffed that assertion, finding that both sides agreed for Zero Gravity alone to be McLeod’s manager.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2025
Three counties had passed resolutions in favor of open primaries, but McKinney and other activists were rebuffed by party leadership.
—John Opdycke, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 May 2025
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Verb
In the war’s early months, Zelensky repeatedly called for a personal meeting with Putin but was rebuffed.
—Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025
Her mother attempted to enroll her in Chinese-language lessons attended by a handful of adoptees in town, but Mia rebuffed the idea.
—Barbara Demick, New Yorker, 23 May 2025
In dismissing the lawsuit, the court rebuffed that assertion, finding that both sides agreed for Zero Gravity alone to be McLeod’s manager.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2025
Three counties had passed resolutions in favor of open primaries, but McKinney and other activists were rebuffed by party leadership.
—John Opdycke, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rebuff
Noun
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Despite the low scoring, United fans would ideally like to give Amorim time to reshape the squad to his liking, rather than call for his immediate dismissal.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
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Despite her persistent efforts to seek help, including documenting her symptoms in detail, Booth continuously faced dismissal from medical professionals.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
6 June 2025
Verb
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But the Blades spurned several chances to put the game beyond Sunderland’s reach and the Black Cats equalized in the 76th minute as Eliezer Mayenda rifled the ball into the net.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
24 May 2025
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Six days after Soto spurned the Yankees to sign a $765 million contract with the Mets, the Yankees pivoted to acquire Bellinger from the Chicago Cubs and plug a hole in the outfield.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
Noun
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Jones and Shanahan have only briefly discussed the snub.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
5 June 2025
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The snub came even though the city waived the park rental fee for Visit Orlando, the tourism marketing agency that coordinated the Today Show’s visit and that receives more than $100 million in Orange County tourist tax dollars intended to benefit the entire region.—
Beth Kassab,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 June 2025
Verb
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Watts, a social media specialist, and another female city staffer, were soon singled out for scorn by the online mob, despite having nothing to do with posting the tweet.—
Mike Hendricks,
Kansas City Star,
3 June 2025
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The crypto community is used to being treated with skepticism and scorn from many politicians and lawmakers.—
David Ingram,
NBC news,
31 May 2025
Noun
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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
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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
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But just because a stock has been quiescent for a while is no reason to disdain it.—
John Dorfman,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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Perhaps no other American statesman has ever disdained the role of idealism in foreign policy—the meddling of human-rights activists and democracy crusaders—quite like Kissinger.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
1 May 2025
Noun
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But the first lady's office squashed those rejection rumors for her son last week.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
2 June 2025
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The founder who avoids raising prices fears rejection.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
Verb
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In December, the state Legislature initially rejected the plan because of funding ambiguities.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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The jury rejected the BBC's defense that its journalism was fair, responsible and in the public interest.—
Fatima Al-Kassab,
NPR,
30 May 2025
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“Rebuff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rebuff. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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