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as in denial
a refusal to confirm the truth of a statement
made a flat rejection of the charges against him
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as in refusal
an unwillingness to grant something asked for
the judge's swift rejection of the lawyer's request for a recess
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Recent Examples of rejection
Trump’s return to office signals a rejection of Democrats’ vision of a reinvigorated liberal internationalism, which President Joe Biden laid out in Foreign Affairs in March 2020.
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Will Freeman, Foreign Affairs, 5 Dec. 2024
The film portrays Mary as a young woman facing rejection after her miraculous conception.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 4 Dec. 2024
But as the book that was heralded as Swift’s rejection of traditional publishing houses by selling directly through Target, fans say the errors raise major concerns over whether the book really was a burden of love or a cash grab.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2024
But underneath that familiar exterior is a love letter to the art of drag, and a timely coming-of-age story about self-expression and authenticity in the face of societal rejection.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 2 Dec. 2024
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Will Freeman, Foreign Affairs, 5 Dec. 2024
The film portrays Mary as a young woman facing rejection after her miraculous conception.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 4 Dec. 2024
But as the book that was heralded as Swift’s rejection of traditional publishing houses by selling directly through Target, fans say the errors raise major concerns over whether the book really was a burden of love or a cash grab.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2024
But underneath that familiar exterior is a love letter to the art of drag, and a timely coming-of-age story about self-expression and authenticity in the face of societal rejection.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 2 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rejection
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Karine Jean-Pierre, the White House press secretary, repeated the denials, telling reporters Sept. 5 that the president wouldn't pardon or commute Hunter Biden's sentence.Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
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According to a press release, with each playlist, Swift has chosen songs from her own catalog that fit each stage of a breakup: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance.Marina Watts, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
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Even with its lack of confidence in the first half and a stubborn refusal to evolve its dress-up systems, Infinity Nikki captivates the imagination.Josh Broadwell, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2024
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When a health scare and landlord trouble throw his life into precarity, Julio’s situation is exacerbated by his refusal to obtain an invasive new form of ID called Proof of Existence.Judy Berman, TIME, 3 Dec. 2024
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Textile discards make up a huge portion of landfills, so look for a way those clothes can be reused or recycled.Jessica Farthing, Southern Living, 29 Nov. 2024
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When West discards, South knows West had two clubs, three trumps and surely no more than six diamonds (since East followed low-high on the high diamonds).Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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Led by the foul-mouthed and fouler-smelling Jackson Lamb (Gary Oldman), the team of rejects consists of River Cartwright (Jack Lowden), Roddy Ho (Christopher Chung), Louisa Guy (Rosalind Eleazar) and Catherine Standish (Saskia Reeves) among others including newcomer, J.K. Coe (Thomas Brooke).Erik Kain, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
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The true stab here isn’t just that Donald lied to Roy on his deathbed, or that Donald would so callously reject the friend who turned him from an outer-borough reject into a mover and shaker within Manhattan.Constance Grady, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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There are nearly 200,000 frames in a two-hour movie shot at 24 frames per second.Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Dec. 2024
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Pull up a chair—actually, no need to sit, because the answer is so simple that it can be summed up in a few seconds.Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2024
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British mobile giant Vodafone is to axe 11,000 jobs over three years in the latest cull to hit the tech sector, as new boss Margherita Della Valle slammed recent performance.Ryan Browne, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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The government said the cull was necessary to protect native plants and animals in the alpine wilderness, which are vulnerable to damage from large numbers of feral animals.Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Rejection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rejection. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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