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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 family has had three rejections so far.
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Morgan Rynor, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
The partial rejections were issued March 9 by EPA administrator Lee Zeldin, who agreed with the environmental group that the six air permits were insufficient.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 16 Mar. 2026
Gnecco said getting rejections from potential partners and having a business concept that everyone may not understand doesn’t make life as a company executive easy.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2026
Despite the rejections, their shorts eventually got recognition, which led to bigger gigs.
—William Earl, Variety, 13 Mar. 2026
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.
—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
Morgan Rynor, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
The partial rejections were issued March 9 by EPA administrator Lee Zeldin, who agreed with the environmental group that the six air permits were insufficient.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 16 Mar. 2026
Gnecco said getting rejections from potential partners and having a business concept that everyone may not understand doesn’t make life as a company executive easy.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2026
Despite the rejections, their shorts eventually got recognition, which led to bigger gigs.
—William Earl, Variety, 13 Mar. 2026
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rejections
Noun
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Pritzker has said those denials were politically motivated.—
Chris Tye,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Her covert affair with Davis became big news when a Chicago gossip columnist wrote a detailed account of their relationship in early 1958, including their plans to wed, despite their denials.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
28 Mar. 2026
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Some went to court to challenge government refusals to authorize pickets, while others scaled them back to smaller indoor gatherings.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Care refusals aren’t a new phenomenon.—
Laura Ungar,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 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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Hughes -- who also had two assists -- added his 22nd goal of the season into an empty net with 31 seconds left.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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The Jackets took another penalty with 41 seconds left and the B’s tied it with 11 seconds left in regulation.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
30 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 2 Apr. 2026.
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