as in dismissals
treatment that is deliberately unfriendly
took her rebuff in stride, and still greeted her cousin with a friendly smile the next time they met
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rebuffs
Noun
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The Michigan Attorney General's Office, which filed the charges, is appealing the dismissals of five of the seven cases in the double voting matter.—
Christina Hall,
Freep.com,
3 Sep. 2025 -
Managers will be submitting their list of dismissals to HR between September and October.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
22 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In a few cases, the reasons for the snubs seem obvious.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
31 Aug. 2025
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This is the last of the season’s Race columns — of more than a dozen mini-essays on subjects as diverse as income inequality, work-life balance, TV motherhood and late night snubs.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The seeds of bombs planted by soldiers long gone remain dormant but alive just beneath the surface and yet the land rejects them every day.—
Michael Jerome Plunkett
September 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
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Hermlin rejects that characterization.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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And then, 11 days later, the movie will appear in theaters nationwide, something that seemed implausible over the years as the rejections kept piling up.—
Tim Casey,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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All the rejections that came before are, miraculously, rendered meaningless.—
Thomas Swick
September 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Kleinfeld disdains the concept of work-life separation.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
22 Aug. 2025
Verb
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As a guy who is simply not built for summer (sweaty, burns easily, refuses to wear shorts), the turning of the calendar to September adds a little lead to my tread, with visions of cider and sweaters dancing in my head.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
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And even though the military is short of manpower, the government refuses to draft ultra-orthodox men, whose religious political parties are key to the Netanyahu coalition.—
Ron Scherf,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In IconArrows pointing outwards The public disapproves of the job Trump is doing as president by a 51%-46% margin, up from 51%-44% in the April survey.—
Steve Liesman,
CNBC,
7 Aug. 2025
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The two court on the cliffs in Newport, but his mother, Elizabeth Kirkland (Phylicia Rashad), disapproves of Peggy’s heritage — the Kirklands descend from a line of free Black people, while Peggy’s father was formerly enslaved — not to mention her activism.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
4 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The decision overrules a lower court's decision that had blocked USAID cuts.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Rebuffs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rebuffs. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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