Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rebuffed
Verb
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Trump has spurned the sort of global influence that required the appearance of fairness.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
10 Jan. 2026 -
But the deal with Netflix came after WBD spurned David Ellison’s Paramount, which had been pursuing a merger since the late summer.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a liberal Democrat with a pragmatist bent, instantly rejected the suggestion that Mamdani represented the new face of the Democratic Party.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
12 Jan. 2026
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Demonstrators argued that taxpayer money should not be used to harm or kill innocent people and rejected claims that the killing of Good was an act of self-defense.—
Da Lin,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
Verb
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There were the elections in 2024 that the opposition won, but Maduro refused to accept the result.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
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During our first visit, Maryam, embarrassed by her English, refused to ask the salesperson a question.—
Jennifer Obel,
Denver Post,
12 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Watch this episode for Edie Falco's fiery, Emmy-winning performance as a woman both exhausted and scorned.—
Dan Snierson,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Dec. 2025
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However, Eleanor is not a woman to be scorned.—
Robert Lang,
Deadline,
27 Dec. 2025
Verb
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On Wednesday, the Minnesota Supreme Court overruled the lower courts, reopening the case by sending it back to the district court to reinstate the wage-theft claims for further proceedings.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
7 Jan. 2026
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The decision blocking that evidence was appealed to the state’s high court, which overruled the lower courts last month and found that police were justified in seizing the evidence without a warrant.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
4 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Even if the 23rd French president’s time behind bars is cut short, the sound of any jailhouse door hitting him in the rear would be a sweet one for the many, many who disdained his right-wing politics and spectacular thirst for attention.—
Alexandra Marshall,
Air Mail,
1 Nov. 2025
Verb
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When lawmakers refused and passed the bill unchanged, the governor vetoed it.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
8 Jan. 2026
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Trump vetoed the bills -- the first of his second term -- in late December.—
Lauren Peller,
ABC News,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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But, yes, NBA coaching is about adjustments, and what works early in a season does not necessarily work later once it is scouted.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Jan. 2026
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The pair had scouted for elk and hunted the base the day before, when Cooper had his one-day archery tag.—
Bob McNally,
Outdoor Life,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Rebuffed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rebuffed. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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