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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Recent Examples of rebuff
Chris Willman, Variety, 18 June 2025
Pence Upholds Constitution, But Divides the Party Vice President Pence formally rebuffed Trump in a letter to Congress issued on the afternoon of January 6.
—Carlo Versano
jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
The White House and top Republicans have rebuffed Paul’s demand.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 11 June 2025
Earlier this year, the PIF offered to invest $1.5 billion into PGA Tour Enterprises, the tour’s commercial entity, but was rebuffed, with the Saudis’ insistence that LIV continue to operate proving a sticking point, according to a report by the Guardian.
—Justin Birnbaum, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for rebuff
Noun
Some other more rebellious rockers have rebuffed the honor, like Johnny Rotten, yet remain official Hall of Famers nonetheless.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 18 June 2025
Pence Upholds Constitution, But Divides the Party Vice President Pence formally rebuffed Trump in a letter to Congress issued on the afternoon of January 6.
—Carlo Versano
jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
The White House and top Republicans have rebuffed Paul’s demand.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 11 June 2025
Earlier this year, the PIF offered to invest $1.5 billion into PGA Tour Enterprises, the tour’s commercial entity, but was rebuffed, with the Saudis’ insistence that LIV continue to operate proving a sticking point, according to a report by the Guardian.
—Justin Birnbaum, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rebuff
Noun
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Both the Associated Press and NBC News reported the dismissals on June 27, citing anonymous sources familiar with the matter and a letter signed by Attorney General Pam Bondi to one of the attorneys.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
29 June 2025
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The recent dismissal of Carla Hayden, the first woman and first African American to serve as Librarian of Congress, signals a troubling disregard for the importance and neutrality of libraries.—
Linda Johnson,
New York Daily News,
27 June 2025
Verb
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Hardcore, like many self-consciously underground communities, spurned broader society by forming its own smaller one, which turned out to entail a fair amount of conformity, after all—those Boston hardcore kids on the State House steps were dressed pretty much the same, in jeans and dark jackets.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
11 June 2025
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Amid an obsession with low-fat diets in the 1980s, avocados were spurned by many — even though their fats are mostly unsaturated.—
Daniel Miller,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2025
Noun
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In the latest snub to Denmark and other European allies, the Pentagon reportedly plans to move its oversight of the island from U.S. European Command to U.S. Northern Command.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
14 June 2025
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The performances were stellar and there were no egregious snubs.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
12 June 2025
Verb
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Presumably a runaway, Carol’s disappearance earned her family scorn and erasure.—
Paula L. Woods,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2025
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Gauguin never outgrew the juvenile urge to scorn, shock, or just prank the elders.—
Susan Tallman,
The Atlantic,
30 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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The reckoning that followed the murder of George Floyd has given way to a backlash and a president who disdains efforts at equality, complains of anti-white prejudice and purges powerful Black men and women in the name of a mythical colorblind society.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
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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
Noun
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Losing a job, or facing creative rejection, is a very real type of grief that doesn’t always get depicted as grief.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
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Despite the constant rejection, Van-Der-Sluis seems determined to find the love of his life.—
Allison DeGrushe Published,
EW.com,
26 June 2025
Verb
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In response, Congress passed legislation seeking to limit a president's ability to wage war against Iran, which was again quickly rejected by Trump.—
Mariam Khan,
ABC News,
23 June 2025
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That kind of backlash prompted officials in La Mesa, Oceanside, Vista and Carlsbad to reject digital billboard proposals.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 June 2025
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“Rebuff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rebuff. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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