1
as in denial
a refusal to confirm the truth of a statement
made a flat rejection of the charges against him
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2
as in refusal
an unwillingness to grant something asked for
the judge's swift rejection of the lawyer's request for a recess
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Recent Examples of rejection
According to the source, one rejection was a big blow to the actor.
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Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 19 Aug. 2025
Instead of a knee-jerk rejection of France's diplomatic initiative, Israel should better use it and subsequent announcements to its advantage to bolster Israel's national security and international standing.
—Ami Ayalon, Time, 18 Aug. 2025
This disappointment is not a rejection of the dream, but a reflection of the challenges encountered in the journey toward achieving it.
—Kevin A. Slayton Sr, Baltimore Sun, 18 Aug. 2025
That’s the year California voters rejected all four ballot measures Schwarzenegger had backed in what was widely seen as a rejection of the governor’s overuse of the initiative system.
—Debra J. Saunders, Oc Register, 17 Aug. 2025
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Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 19 Aug. 2025
Instead of a knee-jerk rejection of France's diplomatic initiative, Israel should better use it and subsequent announcements to its advantage to bolster Israel's national security and international standing.
—Ami Ayalon, Time, 18 Aug. 2025
This disappointment is not a rejection of the dream, but a reflection of the challenges encountered in the journey toward achieving it.
—Kevin A. Slayton Sr, Baltimore Sun, 18 Aug. 2025
That’s the year California voters rejected all four ballot measures Schwarzenegger had backed in what was widely seen as a rejection of the governor’s overuse of the initiative system.
—Debra J. Saunders, Oc Register, 17 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rejection
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This is not just the violence of batons or bullets, but the quieter devastation inflicted by law through denial, deferral or bureaucratic neglect.—
Hansel Alejandro Aguilar,
Mercury News,
6 Sep. 2025
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For those battling severe disease, foundation staffers can work with you one-on-one to fight a denial.—
Lauren Sausser,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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Their refusal to follow a federal labor board order for the flight attendants to return to work had created a three-way standoff between the company, workers and the government.—
Nathan Gomes,
USA Today,
20 Aug. 2025
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His refusal to renounce his unwavering support for North Korea condemned Ahn to more than four decades behind bars in the South.—
Gawon Bae,
CNN Money,
20 Aug. 2025
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It’s still being investigated today, including with the distinctive odor of brewery discard.—
Greg Uyeno,
JSTOR Daily,
27 Aug. 2025
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One distiller's discard can be another company's treasure.—
Matthew Glowicki,
The Courier-Journal,
14 July 2025
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In it, Jackson Lamb (Oldman), River Cartwright (Jack Lowden) and the rest of the MI5 rejects are on the case — and a bit on the defense.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2025
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As the saying goes, nobody wants to sit at the reject table.—
Pamela N. Danziger,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Its systems act as a 3D camera, tracking up to 15,000 collisions each second.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Sep. 2025
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The irritability or walking into a room only to forget why seconds later.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Trump orders cull of commercial launch regulations.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
15 Aug. 2025
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However bear hunting remains a controversial subject in Florida, particularly after the 2015 cull.—
Owen Clarke,
Outside Online,
25 July 2025
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“Rejection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rejection. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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