as in rejected
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1
as in denied
to be unwilling to grant
the committee disapproved the proposal to allow casino gambling in the state
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as in refused
to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to
disapproved the first set of blueprints submitted by the firm
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In instances when those requests were denied, workers often chose to resign instead of putting their health at risk.—
William Melhado,
Sacramento Bee,
6 Jan. 2025 -
Will Howard wanted to get on stage after the Rose Bowl, but a bowl employee denied him.—
Cameron Teague Robinson,
The Athletic,
6 Jan. 2025
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First, the State Department is canceling visas due to an exercise of free speech that administration officials find objectionable.—
Stuart Anderson,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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The Court’s spent the last several years settling old grievances, overruling decades-old cases that the Republican Party has long found objectionable.—
Ian Millhiser,
Vox,
22 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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If the new wells prove unsuitable for city use, the city has a contingency plan designed for rehabilitation.—
Kyle Martin,
The Mercury News,
25 Mar. 2025
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Until now, scientists have generally thought that planets orbiting white dwarfs would be unsuitable for life because the dynamic temperature decrease of their dead parent star makes their atmospheres too unstable.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Disapproved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disapproved. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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