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as in denies
to be unwilling to grant
rejected his request for time off
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as in refutes
to declare not to be true
I reject the claim that I have ever lied about that
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as in discards
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
sorted through the nuts and rejected any that had cracked shells or were shattered
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as in refuses
to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to
rejected his marriage proposal
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as in culls
something separated from a group or lot for not being as good as the others
that apple has a mushy spot on it, so it's a reject
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Recent Examples of rejects
Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
After years representing luxury giants in fashion and beauty ranging from Audemars Piguet to Sephora, content creator Nour Arida is launching her own vision, one that rejects perfection in favor of presence.
—Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025
The queen of talking about people behind their backs has an issue with them talking about someone behind their back — but Lisa, of course, rejects this comparison and denies saying anything out of order.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2025
His vision rejects the myth of the clean slate, the American tendency to abandon broken systems rather than repair them.
—Fahad Zuberi, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
The pair strike a final, dramatic pose before the director fully rejects their bonus scene proposal.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
Cooper made a film that rejects the conventions of its genre, that is unafraid to be slow and patient in the telling of its narrative, and that wasn’t made to appeal to everyone immediately upon release.
—Richard Newby, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2025
The October court order rejects the Department of Education’s motion to dismiss the case and blocks the administration from implementing the discontinuation against nearly 50 grantees across the country while the lawsuit continues.
—Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
At its core, the model rejects the idea that leadership means choosing between extremes — vision or execution, collaboration or competition, control or creativity.
—Big Think, 27 Oct. 2025
Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
Employees have even suggested that Hialeah might be better served by joining county-run departments, an idea Calvo firmly rejects.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
After years representing luxury giants in fashion and beauty ranging from Audemars Piguet to Sephora, content creator Nour Arida is launching her own vision, one that rejects perfection in favor of presence.
—Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025
The queen of talking about people behind their backs has an issue with them talking about someone behind their back — but Lisa, of course, rejects this comparison and denies saying anything out of order.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2025
His vision rejects the myth of the clean slate, the American tendency to abandon broken systems rather than repair them.
—Fahad Zuberi, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
The pair strike a final, dramatic pose before the director fully rejects their bonus scene proposal.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
Cooper made a film that rejects the conventions of its genre, that is unafraid to be slow and patient in the telling of its narrative, and that wasn’t made to appeal to everyone immediately upon release.
—Richard Newby, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2025
The October court order rejects the Department of Education’s motion to dismiss the case and blocks the administration from implementing the discontinuation against nearly 50 grantees across the country while the lawsuit continues.
—Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
At its core, the model rejects the idea that leadership means choosing between extremes — vision or execution, collaboration or competition, control or creativity.
—Big Think, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rejects
Verb
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Naturally, Meredith completely denies this and says that Britani is only bringing this up because her own relationship is such a disaster.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
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The government denies holding political prisoners.—
Stefano Pozzebon,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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And refutes this idea that dinosaurs were in decline before the asteroid struck.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
30 Oct. 2025
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Like Dunbar’s speakers, Hughes’s dispossessed have no way out, and the poem implicitly refutes optimism regarding the Great Migration and racial progress.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Non-reusable textiles (otherwise known as NRTs) are of particular interest, underscored by ACT UK’s report that the region discards 740,000 metric tons of NRT every year.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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Marysol and Alexia take Julia, Lisa, and an unusually dour Adriana, who is moping about her birthday and how society discards women of a certain age.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The place is decaying and strict, but Luna refuses to give in to its rules.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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But Chiles refuses to let anyone’s score define her.—
Essence,
Essence,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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That’s Spanish for Saint Death, a scythe-wielding skeleton folk saint popular in Latin America as a guardian of outcasts.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
2 Nov. 2025
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The Twits don’t have a change of heart and end up as outcasts once more, but the film frames Beesha’s mercy toward them in a positive light.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
17 Oct. 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
Verb
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To confront vaquita declines, in 2019 the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species established an agreement to help eliminate supply and demand for totoabas and help remove gill nets from the upper Gulf of California.—
Ryan Green,
Scientific American,
6 Nov. 2025
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Then if a player who declines a qualifying offer signs elsewhere, their new team must forfeit at least one draft pick and their previous team is granted one as compensation.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Brad Pitt is a klutzy errand boy for the mob sent to Mexico to retrieve a priceless pistol with a magical backstory; Julia Roberts is his long-suffering girlfriend who angrily dumps him upon hearing the news.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
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But then that tree dumps a huge load of leaves onto your property.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Rejects.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rejects. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.
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