1
as in to refuse
to be unwilling to grant
our supervisor nixed my request to work from home, if only on a trial basis
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2
as in to dismiss
to reject by or as if by a vote
movie audiences have effectively nixed the idea of the reviving the old-fashioned western by emphatically ignoring this latest effort
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3
as in to reject
to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to
the committee nixed the additional expenditures
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Recent Examples of nix
Rae nixing her appearance, originally scheduled for March 16, is the first instance of a high-profile event canceled in the wake of Trump’s dramatic overhaul of the Kennedy Center.
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Judy Kurtz, The Hill, 13 Feb. 2025
The Fab Five was supposed to be used again this year but, likely due to the impossibly thorny optics of introducing Best Actress nominee Karla Sofía Gascón and the controversy surrounding her Islamophobic and anti-Black tweets, the format was nixed.
—Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 3 Mar. 2025
According to reports, the veteran actor was diagnosed with the illness yesterday, leading him to nix the appearance as of this morning.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 1 Mar. 2025
Much of the education funding that DOGE nixed was also already allocated.
—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
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Judy Kurtz, The Hill, 13 Feb. 2025
The Fab Five was supposed to be used again this year but, likely due to the impossibly thorny optics of introducing Best Actress nominee Karla Sofía Gascón and the controversy surrounding her Islamophobic and anti-Black tweets, the format was nixed.
—Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 3 Mar. 2025
According to reports, the veteran actor was diagnosed with the illness yesterday, leading him to nix the appearance as of this morning.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 1 Mar. 2025
Much of the education funding that DOGE nixed was also already allocated.
—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nix
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Could a visa holder refusing to refer to the Gulf of America face a similar fate as Khalil?—
Bastiaan Vanacker,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2025
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The Encanto star remembers when productions refused to cast more than one Latino.—
Yolanda Machado,
EW.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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Some loved the medical thriller aspects and quick pacing, while others dismissed it as shallow and improbable.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
14 Mar. 2025
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In January 2025, a federal judge dismissed the case in its entirety and the family is now appealing the decision.—
Iris Carreras,
CBS News,
14 Mar. 2025
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Supreme Court Justice Roberts rejects Trump’s call for impeaching a judge who ruled against his deportation plans.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2025
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Gaga rejects a string of Latin suitors — Alejandro, Fernando, Roberto — via melodies that evoke ABBA and Madonna, over a thumping beat, like Ace of Base gone EDM.—
Kristen S. Hé,
Vulture,
19 Mar. 2025
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In most fields workers are prone to deny a problem and even pretend to enjoy the abuse.—
James L. Edwards III,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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The Idaho Senate this week approved a joint resolution to deny voters the authority to legalize cannabis through a statewide ballot initiative.—
A.J. Herrington,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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Distressingly, the same response seemed to be true when the question was posed in Albany as the state Legislature’s Capital Program Review Board vetoed the plan based not on its merits, but solely on its funding gap.—
Robert G. Wessels,
New York Daily News,
14 Mar. 2025
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The Santa Clarita Republican recalled liberal members of her family sending her news stories about a bill to expand a popular first-time homebuyer program to undocumented immigrants, which Gov. Gavin Newsom ultimately vetoed.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacramento Bee,
12 Mar. 2025
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Columbia officials declined to comment on the pending litigation.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC News,
14 Mar. 2025
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Hynes declined to address the penalty kill after the game as not to jinx it.—
Michael Russo,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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Their special teams — especially the power play but also the penalty kill — are in a major funk at maybe the worst time of the season.—
Aaron Portzline,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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For eight seasons, blood splatter analyst Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall) stalked and killed murderers in secret.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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Issues with citations and publisher control The CJR researchers also uncovered evidence suggesting some AI tools ignored Robot Exclusion Protocol settings, which publishers use to prevent unauthorized access.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
13 Mar. 2025
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These tasks include staunching blood, ignoring lies, returning books, paying fees and – quite often – combing out the lice, to name just a few from the recitation of fierce, loving gestures.—
Erik Pedersen,
Orange County Register,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Nix.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nix. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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