as in rejections
an unwillingness to grant something asked for
his flat refusal of our reasonable request was rather startling
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Recent Examples of refusals
Two cases about the passport refusals eventually made their way to the Supreme Court.
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Time, 20 Oct. 2025
Instead, Gazan leadership fell into refusals and delays without any coherent strategy.
—Mohammed R. Mhawish, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025
While grand jury refusals are rare in federal practice, their frequency in recent weeks has raised questions about the strength of the cases and the attitudes of District residents serving as jurors.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Legal experts say a clear trend is forming due to the number of refusals to indict in such a short time.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2025
Durov was forced out as CEO in 2014 after several arguments with the Russian state over censorship and refusals to hand over user data.
—Ryan Hogg, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
The researchers tested 3,840 AI query-response pairs across 480 participants, comparing direct refusals, explanations, redirection, partial compliance and full compliance.
—Victor Dey, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Time, 20 Oct. 2025
Instead, Gazan leadership fell into refusals and delays without any coherent strategy.
—Mohammed R. Mhawish, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025
While grand jury refusals are rare in federal practice, their frequency in recent weeks has raised questions about the strength of the cases and the attitudes of District residents serving as jurors.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Legal experts say a clear trend is forming due to the number of refusals to indict in such a short time.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2025
Durov was forced out as CEO in 2014 after several arguments with the Russian state over censorship and refusals to hand over user data.
—Ryan Hogg, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
The researchers tested 3,840 AI query-response pairs across 480 participants, comparing direct refusals, explanations, redirection, partial compliance and full compliance.
—Victor Dey, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for refusals
Noun
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Next came crushing rejections and heartbreak.—
Sofía Pereda,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
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Instead, Tuttle suffered 10 rejections in a row, including hard passes from indie bastions like Sundance and SXSW.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Andrew stepped down from public life in 2019 over his association with Epstein, despite his denials of wrongdoing.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Gibson, meanwhile, stuck to his denials.—
Omar Jimenez,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Refusals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refusals. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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