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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
Taryn Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
Kenzie completely rejects Corbin’s because Corbin, having disrespected her, is now dead to her.
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Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
30 June 2026
The 5-4 ruling rejects a Republican challenge to voter law in California and 13 other states, where ballots received after Election Day may be counted if they are postmarked on Election Day or earlier.
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Sofia Williams,
Sacbee.com,
29 June 2026
Perhaps the composer dreamed of a future performance like the one in Ojai; his music rejects the nightmare of history and goes in search of ultimate serenity.
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Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
Today, Barzel rejects the premise that rejoining the AFC would guarantee Israel a place in the World Cup going forward.
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Deborah Danan,
Sun Sentinel,
29 June 2026
Their decision rejects a role for state laws if federal protections fall short.
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Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
Yet the Kremlin rejects the allegations and denies wrongdoing there.
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Andy J. Semotiuk,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
The Israel Prison Service rejects allegations of abuse, starvation, or denial of medical treatment.
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Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
20 June 2026
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2026
Today, there are hundreds of rejects packed in wood cabinets and cardboard boxes.
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Steve Hartman,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
Verb
The final budget agreement rejects a call by Newsom to lower the asset limit to $2,000 now and instead lowers it to $21,000 in 2027-28 to be eligible for Medi-Cal.
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Taryn Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
Kenzie completely rejects Corbin’s because Corbin, having disrespected her, is now dead to her.
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Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
30 June 2026
The 5-4 ruling rejects a Republican challenge to voter law in California and 13 other states, where ballots received after Election Day may be counted if they are postmarked on Election Day or earlier.
—
Sofia Williams,
Sacbee.com,
29 June 2026
Perhaps the composer dreamed of a future performance like the one in Ojai; his music rejects the nightmare of history and goes in search of ultimate serenity.
—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
Today, Barzel rejects the premise that rejoining the AFC would guarantee Israel a place in the World Cup going forward.
—
Deborah Danan,
Sun Sentinel,
29 June 2026
Their decision rejects a role for state laws if federal protections fall short.
—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
Yet the Kremlin rejects the allegations and denies wrongdoing there.
—
Andy J. Semotiuk,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
The Israel Prison Service rejects allegations of abuse, starvation, or denial of medical treatment.
—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
20 June 2026
Noun
The most opinionated of these rejects is Smarty Pants, a basic toilet-training tech tool given an amusingly snarky attitude by Conan O’Brien.
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David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2026
Today, there are hundreds of rejects packed in wood cabinets and cardboard boxes.
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Steve Hartman,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rejects
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Lozano denies mass immigration fraud Angelo Calfo, an attorney representing Lozano, said clients were expected to review their applications before signing and blamed them for any false statements.
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Israel, founded in the wake of the Holocaust, denies the accusations.
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There is extensive evidence — including Slack and WhatsApp messages, company documents, and witness testimony — that unequivocally refutes her claims.
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The woman vehemently refutes those claims to ABC News, and claims Aaron knew about her personal history, including marital status.
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Try the Storm Chaser, which sends you into a zero-gravity fall, catches you in a funnel, then discards you into a pool below.
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At the same time, Gans discards the psychological and spatial logic that gave meaning to the original telling’s dream-like sense of disorientation.
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Like many of the people camped outside their families’ homes in Venezuela, Mendoza refuses to believe they are gone until the last moment possible.
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The result is heat that builds, amplifies and refuses to break, often setting records on the way.
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The musical is also narrated by Damian and Janis, the school outcasts who Cady befriends on her first day.
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Sam has teamed up with a pair of sibling vampire hunters known as the Frog Brothers (Miguel Gil and Jennifer Duka), and together these outcasts band together to take on the bad guys.
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The same strain has forced record culls and pushed up egg prices across North America and Europe, and Australian flocks have no exposure to it.
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Officials have adopted a road map for bear population management that calls for systematic culls.
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Economists have warned that the revenue bump is potentially temporary and analysts say the growth in state spending could leave California in a challenging position if the economy declines.
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For Markiplier, the last few months have been a study in what happens when a creator with 36 million subscribers walks through Hollywood’s front door and declines to become its creature.
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News 12 reported that the boy's body had been discovered at a waste collection center in Stamford, having been brought there by a truck that dumps trash and recyclables there.
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Towns dumps the ball off to Mitchell Robinson for his easiest two points of the night.
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“Rejects.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rejects. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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