rebuffed

verb

past tense of rebuff
as in spurned

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rebuffed
  1. spurned
  2. rejected
  3. refused
  4. scorned
  5. overruled
  6. disdained
  7. vetoed
  8. scouted
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  • And many of the best and brightest scientists and researchers spurned by America are going to other countries and are hired by businesses abroad that compete with our own—including, as Lee anticipated, China.
    — Robert Hormats, Time, 4 July 2026
  • Beulah's spurned heir Joaquin (Juan Pablo Raba) calls up the mysterious Mariana (Raoul Max Trujillo) to help with his many problems, which include his ranch-usurping half-brother Rob-Will and those Duttons from Montana.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Definition of spurned
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  • In June, a federal judge ordered Baldoni and his production company to pay Lively’s attorney fees related to his unsuccessful defamation lawsuit against her, but rejected her bid for additional damages.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • More than any other aspect, the hydration breaks have demonstrated that simply creating more commercial opportunities does not necessarily create better marketing as fan discussion has overwhelmingly rejected the match breaks.
    — Mark Faithfull, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of rejected
Verb
  • But the breaking point came when his wife refused to let their young children near any of his half-century-old vehicles, which lacked air bags and the safety features standard in even the cheapest modern cars.
    — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 10 July 2026
  • The driver refused to comply with the officer’s commands and barricaded himself inside the home.
    — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026
Definition of refused
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  • The season ended with Beth and Rip’s adopted son Carter (Finn Little) being abducted by the family that Beulah scorned when going into business with the infamous Beth Dutton.
    — Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 7 July 2026
  • That sent a chill through a fan base that has been scorned many times by some of the organization’s top players.
    — Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of scorned
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  • This was the 10th goal overruled by VAR thus far in the World Cup.
    — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
  • Justice Clarence Thomas wrote that Congress overruled Dred Scott with the 1866 Civil Rights Act and the 14th Amendment.
    — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Definition of overruled
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  • Raised in a household of voracious readers in suburban Philadelphia, her father a professor of Spanish at the University of Pennsylvania and her mother having worked for magazines, Sebold disdained the university’s frat culture.
    — Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 30 June 2026
  • Musk has long disdained the norms that the executives who run giant public companies typically embrace.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
Definition of disdained
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  • Suggestions are floated and swiftly vetoed (Symi—too far, Spetses—too posh), and then inspiration strikes.
    — Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 3 July 2026
  • In signing the plan, Kehoe also vetoed $52 million in projects approved by lawmakers and restricted another $441 million.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2026
Definition of vetoed
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  • She was eventually scouted and traveled to London to record a few demos but did not immediately hear back.
    — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • Chicago was eyed as the next Seattle, and nearly every garage band with an amp was being stalked and scouted.
    — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 8 July 2026
Definition of scouted
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