REBUFFING Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

rebuffing

verb

present participle of rebuff

as in spurning

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Bo Bichette made his first appearance in Philadelphia since spurning the Phillies to sign with the Mets last offseason.

— CBS News, CBS News, 18 June 2026
When Channing falls head-over-heels for the charismatic Minjae, spurning the overtures of an aggressive local politician, Dahee rallies to her side; both women become ensnared in a beachside town’s blood feuds and class conflicts, danger circling like gulls.

— Hamilton Cain, Time, 4 Apr. 2026

Definition of spurning

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One bill sought to lower the threshold for rejecting district court judges in retention elections from 50% of the vote plus one to 40%.

— Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026
White collar workers are rejecting their company’s AI tools, just as protests against data centers increase across the country.

— Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 23 July 2026

Definition of rejecting

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Oyer said she was fired for refusing to write a letter to then-Attorney General Pam Bondi recommending that actor Mel Gibson have his firearm rights restored.

— Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026
But more often, those fighting trafficking live in their own silos, doing their own work, and often failing or refusing to share even scant details with other jurisdictions.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026

Definition of refusing

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Stability grows when your generosity stops overruling your actual capacity.

— Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 July 2026
In overruling Humphrey’s, the Roberts Court is solidifying a formalistic version of the separation of powers that narrows congressional power while expanding presidential power.

— George Thomas, The Atlantic, 30 June 2026

Definition of overruling

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Villa’s scouting department had tracked Mbaye closely for a long period, with the club holding talks across different windows.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Royals scouting director Brian Bridges is excited to watch Rose in the next stage of his development.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026

Definition of scouting

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The aftermath of the fire has been litigious, with tenants accusing companies of not maintaining safety systems, ignoring complaints about fireworks and failing to secure the property after the fire.

— Cassidy Alexander, AJC.com, 24 July 2026
The market up until now has been looking through or flat out ignoring the inevitable supply shock if the status quo persists, our base case expectation.

— Brian Sullivan, CNBC, 23 July 2026

Definition of ignoring

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