Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rebuffed
Verb
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Mbappe spurned two openings, first mis-controlling very early in the game when picked out by Olise and then denied well by Senegal goalkeeper Edouard Mendy.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
16 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
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Officials in Hood County, Texas, for example, rejected a proposal for a six-month moratorium after a state senator urged the Texas attorney general to intervene and prevent the measure.—
Rachel Mural,
The Conversation,
18 June 2026
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New Delhi, however, rejected the claim, insisting the ceasefire was the result of direct bilateral talks with Pakistan.—
Kyra Colah,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
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The British newspaper reported that Hockney is believed to have turned down a knighthood on several occasions and is said to have once refused an invitation to paint the late Queen Elizabeth.—
Gina Kalsi,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
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At multiple locations blocks from the Garden, crowds refused numerous verbal commands to disperse, police said.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
12 June 2026
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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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The watcher overruled the watched.—
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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The jury that presided over his criminal case voted 7-2 for Lee to receive a lifetime prison sentence rather than face the death penalty, but the trial judge overruled them.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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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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Coolidge dramatically lowered Taxes, slashed Federal spending, 1maintained high Tariffs, cut the National Debt, vetoed large spending bills, and even ran a Federal budget surplus.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
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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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Next said in a statement Housez never scouted for the company.—
Curt Devine,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
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More than a dozen major league teams scouted Murakami — the Mets’ David Stearns made a personal visit to Japan to take a look at him — and all of them ultimately passed except the White Sox.—
Bill Madden,
New York Daily News,
13 June 2026
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“Rebuffed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rebuffed. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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