Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rebuffed
Verb
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Mia Williams, a former Gator, spurned her former team with a two-run home run for the 10-8 win.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
3 June 2026 -
It’s now widely sold online, often marketed as a natural substance, produced by the human body, that has been spurned by pharmaceutical companies but discovered by medical outsiders.—
Sara Talpos — Undark,
STAT,
1 June 2026
Verb
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In May 2023, Quiñones rejected a call-up to the national team, however, and began playing for Mexico later that year.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
12 June 2026
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But initial attempts to send her to Tahiti, a French dependency, about 1,350 miles — or a 30-hour sea journey — from Pitcairn, were rejected by French Polynesian authorities.—
Matthew Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
Verb
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The stories below belong to 13 Black women who refused to be reduced to a statistic.—
Ayren Jackson-Cannady,
SELF,
29 May 2026
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Allen refused to unload the bike, which weighed roughly 300 pounds, according to court records.—
Rose Evans
Updated May 29,
Idaho Statesman,
29 May 2026
Verb
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For years, Knicks owner James Dolan has been scorned by fans.—
Zach Harper,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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Those who believed in finvenkismo scorned Raŭmismo.—
Katie Thornton,
Harpers Magazine,
26 May 2026
Verb
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At one point, Chesser claimed a Mecklenburg County social services employee called for Moody to be removed from the home but was overruled by a supervisor.—
Mary Ramsey
June 4,
Charlotte Observer,
4 June 2026
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Judge John Roach overruled the objection.—
J.D. Miles,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
Verb
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Musk has long disdained the norms that the executives who run giant public companies typically embrace.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
3 June 2026
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At his behest Aurangzeb—who disdained poetry—sent agents across India and Persia to assemble a literary circle befitting her.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Her bill directing the state Publicity and Parks Commission to develop a plan to create a Louisiana Purchase State Park passed but was vetoed by Rockefeller.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 June 2026
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Trump has vetoed just two measures so far in his second term.—
John Parkinson,
ABC News,
4 June 2026
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After finding fame as a member of reality star Jenner’s friend group and growing her online presence as ‘Heir Jordyn,’ Woods was scouted by a modeling agent through Instagram, People reported.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
10 June 2026
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Tech companies have also scouted for East Bay industrial buildings, including artificial intelligence upstart OpenAI, which leased a Richmond building near one of that city’s waterfronts.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
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“Rebuffed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rebuffed. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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