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Recent Examples of dismiss Congressional Republicans have largely dismissed Democrats' behavior as inflammatory and inappropriate, and some have publicly supported the prosecution of McIver. Arkansas Online, 29 June 2025 Some leftists dismiss the need to engage with Jewish New Yorkers who oppose him. Vasishth Srivastava, New York Daily News, 29 June 2025 Lawyers for the city sought to have the case dismissed, but a judge three years ago rejected that argument. Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 June 2025 His defense attorney, a young Johnnie Cochran Jr., initially dismissed Pratt’s talk as paranoia. Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for dismiss
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dismiss
Verb
  • Why are passengers required to remove their shoes at security checkpoints?
    Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 8 July 2025
  • Earlier this year, Republican lawmakers introduced legislation to remove the Johnson Amendment.
    Fatima Hussein, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2025
Verb
  • Home plate umpire Ramon De Jesus called strike three on Rockies outfielder Tyler Freeman, and he immediately got ejected after arguing the call.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 29 June 2025
  • Until 2006, patent holders could presumptively obtain a court injunction that ordered infringers to stop using their invention (akin to a landowner’s legal right to eject trespassers camping on their property).
    Alden Abbott, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Verb
  • These workshops taught cognitive skills aimed at maximizing the strengths and minimizing the weaknesses typically associated with their specific most strongly outlying trait.
    Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 7 July 2025
  • That's why ignoring minor misbehavior (as long as no one is being harmed) and praising positive choices is one of the most effective ways to manage and minimize attention-seeking behaviors.1 2.
    Amy Morin, Parents, 7 July 2025
Verb
  • Eight days later, in a game relocated to Glendale, Ariz., because of deadly wildfires in Southern California, Darnold was sacked nine times and had two turnovers (including a fumble returned for touchdown) in a 27-9 loss.
    Michael Silver, New York Times, 19 June 2025
  • Nix turned the ball over just eight times and was sacked 20 times in those final 13 games.
    Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 17 June 2025
Verb
  • Media outlets subsequently outed him as gay, which led to mental health difficulties and harassment of Sipple's family.
    Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
  • Bezos and de Becker's claims came in response to a story by The National Enquirer that shared personal text messages between Sánchez and Bezos, outing their relationship.
    Alexia Fernández, People.com, 27 June 2025
Verb
  • The best wrinkle creams on Amazon prove that drugstore prices don't diminish efficacy.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 8 July 2025
  • The Commanders’ potential move back to D.C. would also pull the team out of Landover, further diminishing Maryland’s stake in professional sports and federal investments.
    Heather Hunter, The Washington Examiner, 7 July 2025
Verb
  • For Gen Z, that might mean skipping the $28 lunch today—and retiring with $800,000 tomorrow.
    Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 July 2025
  • Rucker played his entire nine-season NFL career with the Panthers before retiring in 2008.
    Sydney Sasser, Charlotte Observer, 1 July 2025
Verb
  • Vera, the daughter of a Russian father and Korean mother, may be banished to second-class citizenry.
    Mark Athitakis, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2025
  • During those frenzied years in the 1960s and 1970s, authorities banished Xi from the capital and subjected him to solitary confinement and physical abuse.
    JOSEPH TORIGIAN, Foreign Affairs, 23 June 2025

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