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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
Michael Jerome Plunkett
september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
Hermlin rejects that characterization.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Another aspect that attracted him was having a character who belongs to a community or a clan but who maintains his independence, makes his own decisions and even rejects tradition and what is expected of him.
—Ed Meza, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
China rejects this view and has blasted Taipei for underplaying the role of Chinese Communists in defeating Imperial Japan.
—Jan Camenzind Broomby, NPR, 2 Sep. 2025
One is that this group largely rejects the science of climate change.
—Robert G. Eccles, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Our heroine rejects every color but her favorite.
—Sloane Crosley, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Most of the international community rejects the idea that Ukraine is repressing Russian language and culture and says Russia launched its invasion under false pretenses.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 24 Aug. 2025
Disturbed by a ghost that appeared after a worker’s death shut down their factory, his family rejects their unconventional human-ghost relationship.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2025
Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
The seeds of bombs planted by soldiers long gone remain dormant but alive just beneath the surface and yet the land rejects them every day.
—Michael Jerome Plunkett
september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
Hermlin rejects that characterization.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Another aspect that attracted him was having a character who belongs to a community or a clan but who maintains his independence, makes his own decisions and even rejects tradition and what is expected of him.
—Ed Meza, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
China rejects this view and has blasted Taipei for underplaying the role of Chinese Communists in defeating Imperial Japan.
—Jan Camenzind Broomby, NPR, 2 Sep. 2025
One is that this group largely rejects the science of climate change.
—Robert G. Eccles, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Our heroine rejects every color but her favorite.
—Sloane Crosley, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Most of the international community rejects the idea that Ukraine is repressing Russian language and culture and says Russia launched its invasion under false pretenses.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 24 Aug. 2025
Disturbed by a ghost that appeared after a worker’s death shut down their factory, his family rejects their unconventional human-ghost relationship.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 20 Aug. 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
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Tim Gilman, a spokesperson for Oshkosh Corporation, which makes Pierce fire trucks, said the company denies the lawsuit's claims.—
Kelli Arseneau,
jsonline.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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The president denies any wrongdoing related to his relationship with Epstein.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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Yet Superman's entire story refutes this zero-sum thinking.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Aug. 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
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Shredding high-voltage storage systems discards valuable resources.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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As a guy who is simply not built for summer (sweaty, burns easily, refuses to wear shorts), the turning of the calendar to September adds a little lead to my tread, with visions of cider and sweaters dancing in my head.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
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And even though the military is short of manpower, the government refuses to draft ultra-orthodox men, whose religious political parties are key to the Netanyahu coalition.—
Ron Scherf,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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Clearly, people feel like outcasts even if the world doesn’t see them that way.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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Some of these mistruths portrayed the killers as outcasts and, crucially, victims.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Bonnie Treichel, an attorney who specializes in ERISA, expects more firms to seize on private assets as the number of public companies declines and the private market grows.—
Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
8 Sep. 2025
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Then the real value of dollars, meaning their purchasing power, declines.—
Hersh Shefrin,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Wednesday-as-Enid dumps Bruno for being a cheating loser; Enid-as-Wednesday realizes that Wednesday’s bad behavior has come from a place of loyalty and love.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
3 Sep. 2025
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At the end of each week, the truck dumps the freezer’s contents at a waste-storage facility.—
Nathaniel Rich,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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But Beijing’s strategy ignores a crucial fact about the Dalai Lama’s role in the Tibetan freedom struggle.—
Tenzin Dorjee,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Sep. 2025
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Not to mention this ruling ignores the fact that this land has already been developed for a decade.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Rejects.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rejects. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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