as in dismissal
treatment that is deliberately unfriendly
took her rebuff in stride, and still greeted her cousin with a friendly smile the next time they met
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as in to spurn
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Recent Examples of rebuff
Astha Rajvanshi, NBC news, 28 Mar. 2025
Moscow had previously rebuffed an American proposal for a broader 30-day ceasefire.
—Ronald Popeski, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
Trump sees Greenland's vast mineral wealth and existing U.S. military base as being of strategic importance as the Arctic region opens up and increasingly comes into play in the geopolitical arena, but both Nuuk and Copenhagen have rebuffed those overtures.
—Astha Rajvanshi, NBC News, 12 Mar. 2025
The trend marks a sharp divergence from the United States, where schools have virtually universally rebuffed students’ demands to sever ties with Israeli institutions, citing principles of academic freedom.
—Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2025
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Verb
His comments follow attempts by U.S. officials to re-establish relations with Moscow and broker a 30-day ceasefire with Kyiv that Moscow has rebuffed amid accusations from European leaders that Putin is stalling without any serious intent to pause fighting.
—Astha Rajvanshi, NBC news, 28 Mar. 2025
Moscow had previously rebuffed an American proposal for a broader 30-day ceasefire.
—Ronald Popeski, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
Trump sees Greenland's vast mineral wealth and existing U.S. military base as being of strategic importance as the Arctic region opens up and increasingly comes into play in the geopolitical arena, but both Nuuk and Copenhagen have rebuffed those overtures.
—Astha Rajvanshi, NBC News, 12 Mar. 2025
The trend marks a sharp divergence from the United States, where schools have virtually universally rebuffed students’ demands to sever ties with Israeli institutions, citing principles of academic freedom.
—Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rebuff
Noun
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Those challenging the dismissals argued that OPM didn't have the authority to order firings.—
Christina Gatti,
NPR,
8 Apr. 2025
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The dismissal of Malone could prove to be a turning point for the Nuggets—either sparking a resurgence or further unraveling their season.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Corbin Burnes spurned the Baltimore Orioles to move closer to home and play for the Arizona Diamondbacks.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Two spurned lovers with tech connections make appearances.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2025
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So any of the below snubs could change, and IndieWire understands the festival hasn’t screened all the possibilities just yet.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2025
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Newsweek spoke to therapist Samantha Silverman about the plus-one snub and whether or not the poster was right to leave the wedding prematurely.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The temporary ruling in favor of 19 Democratic state attorneys general was met with scorn over the weekend from the White House and Musk, who called for the judge to be impeached.—
Zach Schonfeld,
The Hill,
10 Feb. 2025
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Klay Thompson has already been scorned by his new team.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
The Mercury News,
3 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Larger than life, his creation repulses and torments him, and Victor spends the rest of his life both running from it and trying to destroy it.—
Ann Kowal Smith,
Forbes,
16 Dec. 2024
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The optical, stop-motion, and puppetry effects alone should make Brain Damage a priority on your watchlist, but Henenlotter’s film excites and repulses on a deeper level.—
Rory Doherty,
Vulture,
19 Sep. 2024
Verb
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The Republicans who disdained him and tried to terminate his leadership have made his point by leaving the party and becoming Democrats (or at least voting for Democrats).—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2025
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For his second presidential term, Donald Trump stacked his health team with men who disdain the medical consensus.—
Ezekiel J. Emanuel,
The Atlantic,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Rather than accepting these rejections, Green decided to self-publish.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Bibi believes this rejection of woke culture and equality is leading to a growing hatred among these young boys.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The company must take the job listing down and reject all the candidates that applied.—
Kate Wieczorek,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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The letter was swiftly rejected and Khamenei accused Trump of trying to mislead global opinion by portraying Iran as unwilling to negotiate.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Rebuff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rebuff. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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