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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
That can come in handy when navigating fear of rejection and taking risks like asking someone out or inviting them to stay the night.
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Myisha Battle, TIME, 8 Jan. 2025
According to the indictment, Adams pressured fire department officials to cut corners in their approval process to get the 35-story building up and running, allowing the building to open in September 2021 despite unresolved safety issues, including the FDNY’s rejection of a fire protection plan.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2025
The boyfriend’s justification for keeping his children a secret was allegedly due to a fear of rejection, the woman writes.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Distrustful of others, including friends Kids who develop an avoidant attachment style have likely experienced a pattern of rejection in their lives.
—Christin Perry, Parents, 6 Jan. 2025
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Myisha Battle, TIME, 8 Jan. 2025
According to the indictment, Adams pressured fire department officials to cut corners in their approval process to get the 35-story building up and running, allowing the building to open in September 2021 despite unresolved safety issues, including the FDNY’s rejection of a fire protection plan.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2025
The boyfriend’s justification for keeping his children a secret was allegedly due to a fear of rejection, the woman writes.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Distrustful of others, including friends Kids who develop an avoidant attachment style have likely experienced a pattern of rejection in their lives.
—Christin Perry, Parents, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rejection
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But, as Hurston must have understood on some level, there was little chance that Hollywood would touch her book, because the key move in her revision of Biblical history was the denial of the divinity of Jesus.Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
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What To Know About Chris Wright Chris Wright, CEO of Liberty Energy and Donald Trump's nominee for energy secretary, has faced criticism for his outspoken denial of the climate crisis and for Liberty Energy's involvement in a racial bias lawsuit, which was settled with federal authorities in 2024.John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
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Martinez’s refusal to take out the loan led in part to his pending ouster, as the current seven-member board moved to fire him without cause in late December.Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2025
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On January 6, 2021, a group of violent rioters, stoked by Donald Trump’s refusal to accept his recent defeat, stormed the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to overturn the 2020 presidential election, delaying the ceremonial Electoral College vote count.Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2025
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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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About 15 seconds in, there was our unrecognizable rubble situated between the unmistakable landmarks: a street sign and a charred but familiar tree.Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Jan. 2025
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If there are critical business infrastructure components that cannot tolerate more than a few seconds or minutes of downtime, those are the areas that require immediate and concentrated attention from day one.Steve Durbin, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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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.Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2024
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Perhaps one of the biggest criticisms is that culls can’t do anything meaningful in the face of severe drought.Laura Paddison, CNN, 12 Oct. 2024
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“Rejection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rejection. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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