repudiations

plural of repudiation
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as in refusals
the act or practice of giving up or rejecting something once enjoyed or desired New Year's resolutions typically include the repudiation of chocolate and other indulgences and the promise to resume working out at the gym

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Noun
  • About a third of mortgage denials for primary home purchases with conventional loans in 2025 were due to a lack of credit history, according to Zillow’s analysis of 2025 Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data.
    Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
  • After the shooting, the internet lit up with macabre stories of death, disfigurement, and disability wrought by claim denials—DJs in clubs even spun dance music with Luigi’s face flashing behind them.
    Elizabeth Nicholas, Vanity Fair, 9 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • In nearly all of the Thailand and Cambodia refusals, the model’s reasoning invoked criminal restrictions or lèse-majesté laws.
    Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Sol, but it's designed to improve capabilities and reduce refusals on certain specialized cybersecurity tasks.
    Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Osubor had made a short that played well with friends and family and nowhere else, collecting festival rejections.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Finally published in 1962 after dozens of rejections, the novel won the prestigious Newbery Medal and has remained in print ever since.
    Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Annual renunciations surged to a record high of 6,705 in 2020, with numbers remaining elevated ever since, according to immigration services company Boundless.
    Medora Lee, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
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“Repudiations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repudiations. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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