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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
After numerous rejections, Guiteau's obsession with the president turned deadly.
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Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Nov. 2025
One year later, that same propaganda fell flat with voters in numerous key races — rejections not only of the GOP’s virulent transphobia, but rhetoric from centrist Democrats who blamed trans rights issues for the party’s losses.
—Samantha Riedel, Them., 6 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, the success of his industry satire—co-created by Evan Goldberg, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory and Frida Perez—has resulted in several industry folks regretting their previous rejections of Rogen.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
After three rejections, frustration set in.
—Nasha Smith, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
On TikTok, Gen Zers have commiserated to show their hundreds of spreadsheet applications, and collages of rejections from companies with no end to the cycle in sight.
—Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
Since Hamas’s October 7 attack and the start of the war in Gaza, aid agencies working in the territory have reported similarly opaque and arbitrary rejections of hospital equipment and other essential goods by IDF inspectors.
—Jeremy Konyndyk, Foreign Affairs, 23 Oct. 2025
The University of Virginia On Friday, following those four rejections, the White House hosted a virtual meeting with the colleges that had not yet declined the proposal, which included the University of Arizona, UT Austin, Vanderbilt, Dartmouth and UVA.
—Connor Greene, Time, 21 Oct. 2025
The rejections have generally centered on the schools’ beliefs that the administration’s demands violate academic freedom and their values, The Hill’s Lexi Lonas Cochran reports.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 21 Oct. 2025
Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Nov. 2025
One year later, that same propaganda fell flat with voters in numerous key races — rejections not only of the GOP’s virulent transphobia, but rhetoric from centrist Democrats who blamed trans rights issues for the party’s losses.
—Samantha Riedel, Them., 6 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, the success of his industry satire—co-created by Evan Goldberg, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory and Frida Perez—has resulted in several industry folks regretting their previous rejections of Rogen.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
After three rejections, frustration set in.
—Nasha Smith, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
On TikTok, Gen Zers have commiserated to show their hundreds of spreadsheet applications, and collages of rejections from companies with no end to the cycle in sight.
—Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
Since Hamas’s October 7 attack and the start of the war in Gaza, aid agencies working in the territory have reported similarly opaque and arbitrary rejections of hospital equipment and other essential goods by IDF inspectors.
—Jeremy Konyndyk, Foreign Affairs, 23 Oct. 2025
The University of Virginia On Friday, following those four rejections, the White House hosted a virtual meeting with the colleges that had not yet declined the proposal, which included the University of Arizona, UT Austin, Vanderbilt, Dartmouth and UVA.
—Connor Greene, Time, 21 Oct. 2025
The rejections have generally centered on the schools’ beliefs that the administration’s demands violate academic freedom and their values, The Hill’s Lexi Lonas Cochran reports.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 21 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rejections
Noun
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Neither is convinced by Nixon’s denials of wrongdoing during Watergate.—
Elizabeth B. Kim,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Nov. 2025
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Shortly afterward, Andrew stepped down from public life over his association with Epstein, despite his denials of wrongdoing.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Roberts’s votes in recent years—such as his decision to deny review in cases involving service refusals—suggest a preference to limit rather than undo .—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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Two cases about the passport refusals eventually made their way to the Supreme Court.—
Time,
Time,
20 Oct. 2025
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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But the evening wasn’t without late-game drama, as the Wildcats choked away an early 18-point lead as the 49ers cut the margin down to two with less than 30 seconds to play.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Nov. 2025
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Shamblin sent a similar message again seconds later, and the bot prompted him with a help hotline.—
Adam Carlson,
PEOPLE,
11 Nov. 2025
Noun
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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
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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“Rejections.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rejections. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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