as in refusal
an unwillingness to grant something asked for
the request to use the restroom was just a formality—I really didn't expect a turndown
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as in to refuse
to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to
I'm afraid that I will have to turn down your invitation
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Recent Examples of turndown
AFAR Media, 27 Apr. 2026
Evenings wind down with thoughtful touches including local truffles at turndown, fireplaces flickering, and record-listening prompt cards.
—Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2026
Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 17 June 2026
Value your time by turning down unpaid tasks.
—Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2026
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Noun
The pricing also includes laundry and nightly turndown service.
—AFAR Media, 27 Apr. 2026
Evenings wind down with thoughtful touches including local truffles at turndown, fireplaces flickering, and record-listening prompt cards.
—Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2026
Verb
Shortly after Pino turned down the chance to testify, the defense rested its case.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 17 June 2026
Value your time by turning down unpaid tasks.
—Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for turndown
Noun
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Wilson was devastated by losing debates about the design of Congress and the presidency, and in particular by the convention’s refusal to acknowledge the centrality of regular people to the government.—
Jesse Wegman,
The Atlantic,
20 June 2026
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Roosevelt’s refusal settled, for a century, that in America only the people are sovereign.—
Gautam Mukunda,
Mercury News,
20 June 2026
Verb
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While prosecution witnesses have refused to delineate between the Lachman and Palisades blazes, Haney has repeatedly described them as two distinct incidents that ignited days apart.—
Brittny Mejia,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
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After a May debate, Smullen refused to shake his opponent's hand.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
Noun
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This finding specifically held true for people with fearful and preoccupied attachment styles, two subtypes of insecure attachment associated with a craving for intimacy but, respectively, a deep fear of it or a fear of rejection and abandonment.—
Rachel Nuwer,
Scientific American,
20 June 2026
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Someone with anxious attachment may worry about rejection, seek excessive reassurance or feel uncertain about the stability of relationships.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
20 June 2026
Verb
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Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Marisa Tinkler Mendez rejected those motions.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
23 June 2026
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Goldman has drawn criticism for refusing to reject support from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, or AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
Noun
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Safety net hospitals also have fewer resources than more affluent hospitals to deal with denials from Medicaid managed care organizations, which occur when health insurers and other organizations that administer Medicaid benefits for the state deny payment for certain claims.—
Lisa Schencker,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
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The same pattern of denial appeared in law as well.—
Andy J. Semotiuk,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
Verb
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In 2023, the year after five Tampa Bay Rays players declined to wear rainbow logos for Pride Night, Manfred said the league would no longer compel players to do so.—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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Factors such as declining birth rates and families moving out of the city are contributing to declining enrollment at Denver Public Schools.—
Chierstin Roth,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
Verb
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And now the opportunity to get to travel to them with other fans, with other book lovers, just too good to pass up.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
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The Emmys’ producers passing up on even the slightest possibility of a Werner Herzog acceptance speech is sheer lunacy.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
20 June 2026
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“Turndown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turndown. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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