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
Jess Feldman, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2025
The Inn at Rancho Santa Fe serves Seabreeze chocolates for turndown service.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2025
Esha Chhabra, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The country, approached by the Biden administration, turned down deploying troops.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Wellness is also sprinkled throughout the stay in other ways outside of Thistle, like the welcome ritual and the nightly turndown service.
—Jess Feldman, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2025
The Inn at Rancho Santa Fe serves Seabreeze chocolates for turndown service.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2025
Verb
The company has achieved this growth while remaining entirely self-funded, turning down multiple acquisition offers and investment opportunities along the way.
—Esha Chhabra, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The country, approached by the Biden administration, turned down deploying troops.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for turndown
Noun
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This approach to foreign policy also drove Nigeria’s refusal to accept US deportees, said Tuggar, since Africa’s most populous country lacks the space to take in people.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
22 Sep. 2025
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Chevron and Hess prevailed with their argument that Exxon’s right of first refusal over Hess’ Guyana stake did not apply to an acquisition of Hess in its entirety.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Supreme Court deemed unconstitutional the line-item veto in 1998, by which former President Bill Clinton unilaterally refused to spend money appropriated for particular purposes.—
Kevin R. Kosar,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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In June, the Democratic group of senators accused the Department of Education of refusing to comply with Warren's monthslong congressional investigation into what, if any, records have been accessed by DOGE employees that could be sensitive.—
Arthur Jones II,
ABC News,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The impact crater idea faced serious rejection The Silverpit structure was first spotted in 2002 by petroleum geoscientists mapping the seabed, about 80 miles (128 km) off the coast of East Yorkshire.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Sep. 2025
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Fewer than half of the 20,000 households losing city pickup have secured private haulers, with many facing rejections, steep rates or a maze of complications.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In July 2007, he was traded to the Atlanta Braves after rejecting an eight-year, $140 million contract extension.—
Taylor Millard,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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Ukrainians overwhelmingly reject ceding territory.—
Oleksandra Matviichuk,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Any attempt to impose hate speech laws in this country is a denial of the humanity of American citizens and cannot be allowed under any circumstances.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Sep. 2025
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Civil rights groups quickly filed lawsuits, saying the rule forced applicants to carry inaccurate documents and risked exposing them to harassment or denial of services.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Local police sought to have an alert sent out the Friday before they were found dead, but the agency that manages the program in Washington state declined to do so.—
Matt Lavietes,
NBC news,
19 Sep. 2025
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Investors eventually demanded their money back, causing Artamonov to return less than $400,000 by paying original investors with money from new investors or by declining to reimburse them at all, the indictment said.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Some deals are just too good to pass up, and today's Best Buy picks prove it.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
17 Sep. 2025
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That’s still true now, even as that back has a degenerative disorder that led to weeks missed in training camp and has this 37-year-old dirting the ball in the face of rushers and passing up lanes to rush for touchdowns.—
Nate Atkins,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Turndown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turndown. Accessed 24 Sep. 2025.
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