Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rebuffing
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Waning support for Israel, and increasingly bipartisan disapproval of the war in Iran, has loomed large over the primary elections, with candidates increasingly spurning the support of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee and sharpening their criticism of the country.—
Grace Gilson,
Sun Sentinel,
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The application will test an agency that has promised to speed new gene-editing treatments to patients but has recently come under scrutiny from regulators, executives, and advocates for spurning a string of gene therapies for neurological diseases.—
Jason Mast,
STAT,
3 Mar. 2026
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Trump has criticized European countries for rejecting or hesitating to get involved in the war with Iran.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
17 Apr. 2026
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Questionable fee calculations, bait and switch practices and rejecting measures to improve transparency are not ways to earn that support.—
Jan Goldsmith,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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By 1845, Marx was scorning his colleagues for floating in the clouds.—
Shai Tubali,
Big Think,
30 Sep. 2025
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In 1999, the IRS and the Department of Justice served him with an order requiring him to appear in federal court and explain why he shouldn’t be held in contempt for refusing to disclose information about his bank accounts and assets.—
Jacqueline Munis,
Fortune,
16 Apr. 2026
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The new fines will range from $100 up to $1,000 for each offense, including increasing rent, decreasing services or refusing to renew a rental agreement because the tenant has complained about a housing violation in good faith.—
Claire Murphy,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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Vinay Prasad is tightening the screws at the FDA, overruling staff and signaling a tougher stance on vaccines and gene therapies — which, as Adam Feuerstein points out, is consistent with his historic skepticism of surrogate endpoints and trial design.—
Meghana Keshavan,
STAT,
12 Feb. 2026
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But even those who voted in favor of overruling the commission’s determination and allowing for demolition acknowledged the community’s concerns.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
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Jorgensen died in 2003, three days after his 84th birthday and seven days after scouting a game for the Chicago Cubs.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
16 Apr. 2026
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The overall model is working so well for VENU that the company is already scouting locations for two new venues in Boulder and Fort Collins.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
14 Apr. 2026
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Separate video from Washington shows House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries ignoring a CNN reporter’s question about what should happen with Cherfilus-McCormick.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
14 Apr. 2026
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In that 2024 series, the Wolves used Rudy Gobert as a roving rim protector while ignoring Aaron Gordon in the corner.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
13 Apr. 2026
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She’s first shown wearing a skimpy dog costume as she and Nate’s housekeeper, Juana (Minerva Garcia), records until Nate comes home and angrily interrupts, disapproving of Cassie’s side hustle.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
13 Apr. 2026
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Trump recently received his lowest approval ratings in both terms, with 59% of respondents disapproving of him and 47% strongly disapproving, according to a March Fox News survey.—
Sydney Topf,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Rebuffing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rebuffing. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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