1
as in rejected
to be unwilling to grant
the board will most likely reprobate the request for parole
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as in refused
to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to
without hesitation she reprobated such an indecent idea
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as in denounced
to declare to be morally wrong or evil
spent much of her talk reprobating the callous indifference of a materialistic society to the suffering of people in the third world
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reprobated
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Much of the derision was coming from the performers’ contemporaries — some of whom had rejected the invite on moral and political grounds, but many who were not actually invited to perform.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Oct. 2025 -
Some 88 percent of mice rejected pancreatic cancer, 75 percent of mice did for breast cancer and 69 percent rejected melanoma tumors.—
Hannah Millington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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Ares was in development for a decade, but former Disney exec Sean Bailey refused to give up and shepherded the project when serving as head of Disney’s live-action studio.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Oct. 2025
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In southern Gaza, a group opposed to Hamas known as the Popular Forces has refused to lay down its arms.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
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Both parties have denounced its soaring costs, crushing debt, and degrees that don’t yield jobs.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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The announcement has caused an immediate and negative pushback from prominent MAGA figures, who have denounced the decision as going against the America First politics the movement supports.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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Through a lawyer, Minaj denied the claims.—
Andrew Flanagan,
Variety,
15 Oct. 2025
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Wendi and her father Harvey have not been charged with any crime and have denied involvement in the plot.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
15 Oct. 2025
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Through his attorney, Farley has consistently declined to comment on the allegations against him.—
Meena Duerson,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
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As a boy, Kai’s father, Hans-Jürgen — who was the fourth of Rudolph’s five children — declined to go into much detail about Rudolph’s past with his son.—
Johnny Dodd,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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The families of the hostages condemned the booing.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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The Venezuelan government, dominated by Maduro loyalists, rejected those results and declared Maduro the winner in a vote widely condemned by international observers.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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The Hostages and Missing Families Forum criticized Hamas earlier in the day for releasing only four of the 28 confirmed deceased hostages, calling it a breach of the agreement.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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And while the council does have the power to reject commissioners, Jenkins’ move was scathingly criticized by the Coalition for Police Accountability, an advocacy group that first lobbied to establish the oversight body.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
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In August, a gunman who blamed COVID vaccines for his depression opened fire on the agency’s Atlanta campus, killing a police officer.—
Tom Bartlett,
The Atlantic,
13 Oct. 2025
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The woman long blamed for her role in the fall of the Aztec empire in 1521 is getting a modern makeover.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Reprobated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reprobated. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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