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
Author and lifestyle expert Jhéanell Westonberry, 38, faced similar rejection after closing her business.
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Essence, 10 Oct. 2025
Overpromising on health claims or crossing advertising restrictions damages credibility and risks rejection.
—Cynthia Salarizadeh, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025
The author compared the experience of using the app to dating apps, noting the sting of digital rejection.
—Jj Rosen, Nashville Tennessean, 9 Oct. 2025
Instead, Tuttle suffered 10 rejections in a row, including hard passes from indie bastions like Sundance and SXSW.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 8 Oct. 2025
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Essence, 10 Oct. 2025
Overpromising on health claims or crossing advertising restrictions damages credibility and risks rejection.
—Cynthia Salarizadeh, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025
The author compared the experience of using the app to dating apps, noting the sting of digital rejection.
—Jj Rosen, Nashville Tennessean, 9 Oct. 2025
Instead, Tuttle suffered 10 rejections in a row, including hard passes from indie bastions like Sundance and SXSW.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rejection
Noun
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The family did not challenge the denial in court.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
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Back in September, the Chinese government enacted a law that allows for the imposition of retaliatory fees or port access denials for vessels from countries that take discriminatory actions against Chinese vessels or carriers.—
Lori Ann LaRocco,
CNBC,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Emerson found the transfer retaliatory and said Philip’s refusal was protected under California labor law.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
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Anything from Hamas’s refusal to accept terms of transitional period, completely disarming, or a violent incident could become a pretext to violate the ceasefire.—
Shibley Telhami,
Time,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The discards fill recycling bins to the brim and clutter closets, basements and hallways.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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Remove from heat; discard drippings.—
Liz Mervosh,
Southern Living,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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Across their first seven matches, Mikel Arteta’s team have used 40 minutes and six seconds taking corners — at least 11 minutes more than any other team.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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In less than a second, the ball was clutched in Grizzle’s outstretched arms before he was brought down to the turf, part blue and part orange.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
15 Oct. 2025
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Glassberg Sands is holding out hope that frontline employees will be safe from the cull, but as more human skills are targeted for automation, there could be drastic effects on the careers of recent grads.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
9 Oct. 2025
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This bass species had the genes for a range of survival strategies before the culls started, Zarri says.—
Martin J. Kernan,
Scientific American,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Rejection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rejection. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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