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as in denials
a refusal to confirm the truth of a statement
made a flat rejection of the charges against him
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as in refusals
an unwillingness to grant something asked for
the judge's swift rejection of the lawyer's request for a recess
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as in discards
something separated from a group or lot for not being as good as the others
that pile is for rejections, and this one is for applications we'll be accepting
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Recent Examples of rejections
The comments were in response to questions about an editorial published earlier this week in The Wall Street Journal that questioned Prasad’s role in the rejections and accused Prasad of insisting on clinical trials that are too difficult and expensive to pull off.
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Ed Silverman, STAT, 27 Feb. 2026
For workers, that might look like applying for jobs despite already receiving countless rejections.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2026
Wembanyama's four rejections moved him past Billy Paultz into fifth place on the franchise's career blocks list with 545.
—Tom Orsborn, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Feb. 2026
The return hubs would handle migrants whose countries of origin refuse to accept them back after asylum rejections.
—Elena Becatoros, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Scrounging for any kind of role in 60s New York, chasing girls, lending money to whichever of them was the most broke, Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman, and Robert Duvall shared the risks, the rejections, and a fascination with the human drama.
—Chris Nashawaty, Vanity Fair, 16 Feb. 2026
Sports have always represented one of humankind’s most resolute rejections of nihilism.
—Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
And in person, a new museum in Canada is celebrating rejections, social and self-inflected.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 4 Feb. 2026
One by one, the rejections piled up — Whole Foods.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
Ed Silverman, STAT, 27 Feb. 2026
For workers, that might look like applying for jobs despite already receiving countless rejections.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2026
Wembanyama's four rejections moved him past Billy Paultz into fifth place on the franchise's career blocks list with 545.
—Tom Orsborn, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Feb. 2026
The return hubs would handle migrants whose countries of origin refuse to accept them back after asylum rejections.
—Elena Becatoros, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Scrounging for any kind of role in 60s New York, chasing girls, lending money to whichever of them was the most broke, Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman, and Robert Duvall shared the risks, the rejections, and a fascination with the human drama.
—Chris Nashawaty, Vanity Fair, 16 Feb. 2026
Sports have always represented one of humankind’s most resolute rejections of nihilism.
—Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
And in person, a new museum in Canada is celebrating rejections, social and self-inflected.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 4 Feb. 2026
One by one, the rejections piled up — Whole Foods.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rejections
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Medicare Advantage plans often impose the strictest limits, leaving patients and providers caught in an exhausting cycle of denials and appeals.—
Alex Mejia Garcia,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Mar. 2026
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The insurer has come under heavy criticism from fire victims over its handling of claims, including complaints of low payout offers, denials for toxin testing and delays in payments for living expenses.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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French President Emmanuel Macron blasted tech company executives of social media platforms over refusals to limit or restrict speech.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Feb. 2026
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Conversation starters → Guy Fieri, a chef famous for trying everything, has revealed a few firm food refusals.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The vast majority of those discards wind up in the trash, further exacerbating the avocado’s environmental impact.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
15 Oct. 2025
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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
Noun
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Tommy Novak scored 17 seconds into overtime to complete a wild comeback in the Pittsburgh Penguins' 5-4 victory over the Boston Bruins on Sunday.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Mar. 2026
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Smart led that effort with a game-high plus-27 in 29 minutes and 17 seconds.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Livestock breeders, who have seen their flocks decimated by mass culls due to an outbreak of sheep and goat pox, have joined the protests, which began in November.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Feb. 2026
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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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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
Cite this Entry
“Rejections.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rejections. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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