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
The idea that no one was born inherently superior, that status wasn’t tied to birth but to citizenship and shared rights, was a radical break in human history and a decisive rejection of Old World European ideology.
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Jared Nordlund, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 July 2025
Eversource began looking for a buyer for Aquarion following PURA’s rejection of the rate increase and a resulting downgrade of the Aquarion credit rating.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2025
No explanation was given for the rejection, although Dunne has her theories.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2025
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that a legislative committee's rejection of a ban on conversion therapy was unconstitutional.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 8 July 2025
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Jared Nordlund, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 July 2025
Eversource began looking for a buyer for Aquarion following PURA’s rejection of the rate increase and a resulting downgrade of the Aquarion credit rating.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2025
No explanation was given for the rejection, although Dunne has her theories.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2025
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that a legislative committee's rejection of a ban on conversion therapy was unconstitutional.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rejection
Noun
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That denial was corroborated by Secret Service documents, the report found.—
July 13,
CBS News,
13 July 2025
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In the newest chapter in the struggle to preserve Oak Flat, currently a campground about 60 miles east of Phoenix, grassroots group Apache Stronghold asked the Supreme Court to reconsider its past denial and agree to hear what many religious leaders call a pivotal religious rights case.—
Debra Utacia Krol,
AZCentral.com,
13 July 2025
Noun
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But Committee Chair James Comer criticized O'Conner over his refusal to answer questions saying there had been a conspiracy to cover up Biden's cognitive decline.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 July 2025
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Also on Wednesday, the Trump administration sued the state over its refusal to ban transgender girls from competing in girls’ athletic programs.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
10 July 2025
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For a recent example, look at Trump’s discard of Elon Musk.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 June 2025
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Similarly, Studio Raw Material works with discards from the quarries of Makrana, where nearly twenty million tons of stone are processed annually.—
Glenn Adamson,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
Noun
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Dickinson gives us nonjudgmental access to the day-to-day existence of one among any number of unhoused addicts, while Dillane presents Mike with all the prickly edges of a societal reject.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2025
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The modern reject rejects the academic consensus on everything from the science of vaccines to the benefits of free trade.—
Zack Beauchamp,
Vox,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Early on July 4, the Guadalupe River at Kerrville was flowing at 3 cubic feet per second.—
Stephen J. Beard,
USA Today,
12 July 2025
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According to the report, the flight lasted around 30 seconds between takeoff and crash.—
Sheikh Saaliq,
Los Angeles Times,
12 July 2025
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Kennedy went so far as to appeal to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to cancel the cull.—
Judy Stone,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins, who was confirmed by the Senate to lead the agency earlier this month, has said that VA benefits will not be cut despite the staffing cull.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Rejection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rejection. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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