Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rebuffed
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The 6-foot-5, 300-pound Hiller spurned Alabama, Ohio State and Tennessee to join a program in need of talent up front during first-year head coach Jon Sumrall’s rebuild.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 Apr. 2026 -
According to the student paper, Welsh became extremely popular and spurned the advances of the men on campus.—
Patrick Salland,
Kansas City Star,
7 Apr. 2026
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The government has rejected calls to give bereaved families more time to pay.—
Marc Shoffman,
TheWeek,
9 Apr. 2026
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The government rejected any restrictions, citing national security.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Orbán, who refused to sever Hungary’s ties to Moscow following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, has repeatedly obstructed European efforts to aid Kyiv.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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That year’s Republican National Convention filled its programming with second-raters (Scott Baio gave a prime-time speech), while Ted Cruz and other speakers refused to endorse Trump onstage; National Review famously published a special issue denouncing him.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2026
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Brenda's right to call it out, and Mac’s 'Brenda scorned' joke was the perfect touch of humor to a stressful situation.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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The truth is, Billy came onto the scene in the first season as somebody who felt scorned and betrayed by a big PR firm, who passed him over for a promotion.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
22 Mar. 2026
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If allowed to stand, this poses problems for utilities, grid operators, and regulators who plan for decades-long timeframes, only to be overruled by short-term political imperatives that favor certain industries.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
9 Apr. 2026
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Plate umpire Manny Gonzalez signaled safe but he, too, was overruled by the replay umpire.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 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
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In Sondheim’s body of work, Okrent searches for the autobiographical resonances that Sondheim himself mostly disdained.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2026
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The changes were still not enough to carry the resolution, which got support from 11 members but was vetoed by Russia and China, with Pakistan and Colombia abstaining.—
Sarah Dean,
NBC news,
7 Apr. 2026
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An internal European Parliament report shows that Orbán has vetoed far more than any other leader in the EU's history, said Daniel Freund, a German lawmaker.—
SAM McNEIL,
Arkansas Online,
7 Apr. 2026
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The ministry did not respond to USA TODAY’s request for comment but said in its public statement that armed forces scouted and secured the area to avoid collateral damage and that the Ecuadoran government investigates any situation related to human rights.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2026
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Typically, recruiters are after a 4- or 5-star player who has been heavily scouted since middle or early high school, appears on national rankings lists, and gets dozens of scholarship offers from top programs before their senior year.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Rebuffed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rebuffed. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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