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
Sam Blum, New York Times, 22 June 2025
The justices didn't explain their reasoning in the brief order rebuffing the motion to fast-track the issue, but the Supreme Court is typically reluctant to take up cases before lower courts have decided.
—Arkansas Online, 21 June 2025
But up to this point the industry has largely rebuffed these entreaties.
—Justin Worland, Time, 21 June 2025
Chu visited the federal Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown Los Angeles in an attempt to be let into the facility and determine the conditions in which the people were being held but said she was rebuffed.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
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Noun
The protest came two days after Customs and Border Protection agents attempted to access the team’s parking lots, but were rebuffed by team officials.
—Sam Blum, New York Times, 22 June 2025
The justices didn't explain their reasoning in the brief order rebuffing the motion to fast-track the issue, but the Supreme Court is typically reluctant to take up cases before lower courts have decided.
—Arkansas Online, 21 June 2025
But up to this point the industry has largely rebuffed these entreaties.
—Justin Worland, Time, 21 June 2025
Chu visited the federal Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown Los Angeles in an attempt to be let into the facility and determine the conditions in which the people were being held but said she was rebuffed.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rebuff
Noun
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The Justice Department’s dismissal of the charges comes as Moore started a 15-day trial earlier this week in Salt Lake City, Utah.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
12 July 2025
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President Donald Trump’s potential dismissal of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is a major and underpriced risk that could trigger a selloff in the US dollar and Treasuries, a Deutsche Bank AG strategist said.—
Christiaan Hetzner,
Fortune,
12 July 2025
Verb
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After he was spurned by the Giants and Mets, Correa returned to the Twins on a six-year, $200 million deal in January 2023.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
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The hosts and spurned guest dispute what really happened that day, but TikTokers seem to have made up their minds.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
Noun
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Garcia was also named an injury replacement Friday after being listed as a potential snub.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
12 July 2025
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Garcia was on the list of snubs that deserved an All-Star spot but missed out due to a plethora of deserving players at his position.—
Hunter Mulholland,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
Verb
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His ostentatious well-being is scorned by Walker, who equates equilibrium with compromise.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 July 2025
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As master of ceremonies at her Fool’s Moon cabaret, Puella displays the kind of unearned self-assurance that usually wins praise for men and scorn for women.—
Michael Snyder,
New York Times,
24 Mar. 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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Isn’t the point that Texans, Floridians and Tennesseans disdain big government, and by extension, would like to control it more?—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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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
Noun
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The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that a legislative committee's rejection of a ban on conversion therapy was unconstitutional.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
8 July 2025
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Despite having a degree, Pal has faced rejections for jobs ranging from Uber corporate to local restaurant management. ¨A bachelor’s degree is just not enough,¨ Pal said.—
Sami Khan,
Mercury News,
7 July 2025
Verb
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New York Senator Julia Salazar, who was among the electeds observing hearings Thursday called for New Yorkers to reject what is happening inside lower Manhattan immigration courts.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
5 July 2025
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But her boss rejects her resignation, and offers her a new assignment: find Xavier, the mysterious kingpin whose power reaches all the way to the Oval Office.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
4 July 2025
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“Rebuff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rebuff. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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