rebuffed

past tense of rebuff

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rebuffed
Verb
  • The law went into effect in the wake of numerous accusations by American brands and retailers that container shipping giants had spurned service commitments and charged excessive late fees during the Covid-19 pandemic.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
  • There had been endeavour and creativity from the home side, and also a host of golden chances spurned.
    Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Not in the response from the armed Palestinian group were other provisions detailing Gaza's future, including some Hamas has long rejected.
    Susan Page, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Sancho rejected a contract offer at Manchester City to join Dortmund in 2017.
    Liam Tharme, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In the lead-up to the tournament, Argentina had played a series of friendlies without him, since Valencia refused to release him.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Geri refused to leave the premises, according to authorities, and was arrested without incident.
    Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Gastineau says the video has led to him being ridiculed and scorned.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Imagine doing all this as a woman in fifteenth-century Europe, with three children to raise on your own, in a society that scorned women who took up a pen rather than the sewing needle.
    Emily Zarevich, JSTOR Daily, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The felony charge was quickly dismissed, but the magistrate who made that decision was overruled by Hamilton County Juvenile Court Judge Stacey DeGraffenreid.
    Cameron Knight, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The federal courts overruled it, ordering the new trial.
    Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The only concern is the status of 28 staffers whose positions are in question after funding was vetoed.
    Arlyssa D. Becenti, AZCentral.com, 2 Oct. 2025
  • DeWine signed the budget bill in June, but vetoed 67 provisions which would have provided immediate property tax relief to homeowners.
    Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Katz, an ex-minor-league pitcher, was coaching in the Northwood League in 2012 when he was scouted as a coach by former player and executive Scott Servais, because his son was on Katz’s team.
    Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The deal for Death’s a Bitch was backed by Banijay Entertainment’s Scripted Fund and scouted by Hannah Griffiths, Head of Adaptations for Banijay UK.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Across all racial groups, 52 percent of voters disapproved of his performance, while 47 percent approved of him, according to the poll.
    Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The poll also found more Democrats disapproved than approved of their own party leaders' job performance in Congress, with 59% disapproving and 40% approving.
    Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Rebuffed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rebuffed. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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