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
Meredith Kile, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025
As if being rebuffed by her bride daughter before the ceremony was not enough, Mon then had to deal with the knowledge that Luthen Rael (Stellan Skarsgård) was going to assassinate her friend Tay Kolma, who had fallen on hard times as a banker and was deemed a potential risk moving forward.
—EW.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Trump briefly cut off aid and intelligence sharing with Ukraine, but resumed after Zelenskyy agreed to an immediate ceasefire, a call Putin has rebuffed.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 23 Apr. 2025
The White House also did not comment, but some industry advocates say the administration has rebuffed requests for exemptions.
—Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, 22 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Vance traveled to Vatican City over the weekend, though he was initially rebuffed by the Catholic leader, meeting instead with the Vatican's secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, and foreign minister, Archbishop Paul Gallagher, on Saturday.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025
As if being rebuffed by her bride daughter before the ceremony was not enough, Mon then had to deal with the knowledge that Luthen Rael (Stellan Skarsgård) was going to assassinate her friend Tay Kolma, who had fallen on hard times as a banker and was deemed a potential risk moving forward.
—EW.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Trump briefly cut off aid and intelligence sharing with Ukraine, but resumed after Zelenskyy agreed to an immediate ceasefire, a call Putin has rebuffed.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 23 Apr. 2025
The White House also did not comment, but some industry advocates say the administration has rebuffed requests for exemptions.
—Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rebuff
Noun
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Last month, Unilever called for the dismissal of the lawsuit.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 May 2025
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The dismissal of acting director Cameron Hamilton on May 8 adds to ongoing layoffs, budget cuts, grant cancellations and leadership changes at FEMA, and officials now say the agency could run out of money as soon as July.—
Hayley Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2025
Verb
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Prosecutors have accused Brand of forcing his way into the family’s Edgewater apartment in the 5900 block of North Ravenswood Avenue after being spurned by Smith.—
Madeline Buckley,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2025
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The president’s statement came after the Ivy League school sued the government to stop a federal freeze of more than $2 billion in grants and spurned the administration’s demand to curb on-campus activism.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
7 May 2025
Noun
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The consequences of the Russian snub could be stark.—
Simon Shuster,
Time,
15 May 2025
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Zevon has famously been on that list of snubs for years — until now.—
Angie Martoccio,
Rolling Stone,
8 May 2025
Verb
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Not unlike Annie, Stack’s ex-lover Mary (Hailee Steinfeld) feels scorned after being abandoned for seven years in Mississippi while Stack absconded to Chicago for money.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
24 Apr. 2025
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How To Solve Today’s Wordle The Hint: Similar to scorn.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
9 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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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
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The Minervois is a sunny land of black truffles, red marble, oak and juniper forests and castles constructed by Cathars (pescatarian Christians who disdained the symbol of the cross, were branded as heretics and subsequently slaughtered wholesale by Papal decree in the 13th century).—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Out of the 60,000 babies born in New Zealand last year, there were 71 rejections, according to an Official Information Act inquiry.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
10 May 2025
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Largely unknown, with few public remarks, Souter was considered a politically palatable choice as the contentious Senate rejection of Reagan nominee Robert Bork three years earlier still rattled Washington.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
Verb
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On May 16, Brown appeared in Manchester Magistrates’ Court, where Judge Joanne Hirst rejected his bail request.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
18 May 2025
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To compound the embarrassment, Arsenal fan group Ashburton Army had raised more than £12,000 to fund their own tifo, which the club rejected (fans who had donated were refunded their money).—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
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“Rebuff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rebuff. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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