1
as in denying
to be unwilling to grant
rejected his request for time off
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2
as in refuting
to declare not to be true
I reject the claim that I have ever lied about that
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3
as in discarding
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
sorted through the nuts and rejected any that had cracked shells or were shattered
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as in refusing
to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to
rejected his marriage proposal
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Recent Examples of rejecting
Tesla's world class at rejecting how things were done previously.
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James Morris, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
The roughly 3,200 members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) District 837 went on strike on August 4 after rejecting the company’s previous offer.
—Reuters 20 Min Ago, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
The parable of the Good Samaritan is Jesus specifically rejecting the idea of limiting compassion to one’s own group.
—John Fugelsang
september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
San Diego Superior Court Judge Katherine Bacal ruled against Huntington Beach in May 2024 and gave the city one year to craft a new housing element, rejecting the 120-day deadline requested by the state.
—Claire Wang, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025
Key components of authoritarianism include rejecting democratic rules; denying the legitimacy of opponents; tolerating or encouraging political violence; and curtailing the civil liberties of opponents.
—Karrin Vasby Anderson, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
His work is recognized for rejecting straight lines in favor of rounded, continuous forms and for being approachable yet full of personality.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2025
Commission Chair Marsha Petrie Sue of Scottsdale and Commissioner Clay Hernandez of Tucson joined Goughnour in rejecting the changes.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 9 Sep. 2025
As a financial planner, that's like rejecting a 9-to-1 match on your 401k.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
James Morris, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
The roughly 3,200 members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) District 837 went on strike on August 4 after rejecting the company’s previous offer.
—Reuters 20 Min Ago, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
The parable of the Good Samaritan is Jesus specifically rejecting the idea of limiting compassion to one’s own group.
—John Fugelsang
september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
San Diego Superior Court Judge Katherine Bacal ruled against Huntington Beach in May 2024 and gave the city one year to craft a new housing element, rejecting the 120-day deadline requested by the state.
—Claire Wang, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025
Key components of authoritarianism include rejecting democratic rules; denying the legitimacy of opponents; tolerating or encouraging political violence; and curtailing the civil liberties of opponents.
—Karrin Vasby Anderson, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
His work is recognized for rejecting straight lines in favor of rounded, continuous forms and for being approachable yet full of personality.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2025
Commission Chair Marsha Petrie Sue of Scottsdale and Commissioner Clay Hernandez of Tucson joined Goughnour in rejecting the changes.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 9 Sep. 2025
As a financial planner, that's like rejecting a 9-to-1 match on your 401k.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rejecting
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But there’s no denying that this emerging dynamic gives billionaires and their space companies unprecedented power that could play out in exciting — and perhaps dangerous — ways.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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China is also ramping up its ability to target satellites, aimed at weakening or denying adversaries access to space, reported SCMP.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Sep. 2025
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On Friday, Swift’s lawyer stepped into the fray to set the record straight, refuting the claim that his client had agreed to answer questions under oath.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
12 Sep. 2025
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Days after the hearing, the leader of the Pentagon's office to investigate UFOs provided testimony of his own refuting some of the claims.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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The reason for the debris is not that people are discarding the cookies but, rather, the way they’re sold.—
Hannah Goldfield,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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These layers are then reorganized into tensor networks, which retain the most important patterns in the layer’s weights while discarding redundant information that isn’t contributing much to overall performance.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
3 Sep. 2025
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This consistency, Nassau argues, shields founders from the reputational hit of a prior lead refusing to participate in follow-ons.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries say they are united in refusing to back any spending measure that does not include key health care protections and commitments not to roll them back.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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The negativity around Wilson wasn’t only about his declining physical skills.—
Ian O'Connor,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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Still, there is some evidence click-throughs per search are declining.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
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The last is dumping iron dust into the Southern Ocean to provoke phytoplankton blooms that would suck heat-trapping carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, a move that set off a backlash when an American entrepreneur tried it off Canada in 2012.—
Alec Luhn,
Scientific American,
11 Sep. 2025
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The work is part of a larger project with researchers across the region to assess the San Pedro Basin sites, where decades of dumping chemicals like DDT and other pollutants have raised environmental and human health risks.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Sep. 2025
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But being cautious doesn’t mean ignoring the risks.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Jeremiah has been ignoring Conrad’s texts, including a recent message wishing him a Happy Thanksgiving.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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With more and more people ditching larger sizes, the store has had to be reset multiple times.—
Kevin Williams,
CNBC,
12 Sep. 2025
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Give and Take All the new iPhones use eSIM worldwide, ditching physical SIM cards for good.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Rejecting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rejecting. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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