renouncements

plural of renouncement
as in refusals
the act or practice of giving up or rejecting something once enjoyed or desired her renouncement of chocolate had a lot to do with the fact that it was causing her skin to break out

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Noun
  • Two cases about the passport refusals eventually made their way to the Supreme Court.
    Time, Time, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Instead, Gazan leadership fell into refusals and delays without any coherent strategy.
    Mohammed R. Mhawish, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Andrew stepped down from public life in 2019 over his association with Epstein, despite his denials of wrongdoing.
    Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Gibson, meanwhile, stuck to his denials.
    Omar Jimenez, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2025
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“Renouncements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/renouncements. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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