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as in to refuse
to be unwilling to grant
rejected his request for time off
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as in to deny
to declare not to be true
I reject the claim that I have ever lied about that
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as in to discard
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
sorted through the nuts and rejected any that had cracked shells or were shattered
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as in to decline
to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to
rejected his marriage proposal
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Recent Examples of reject
Terry Collins, USA Today, 3 July 2025
Attorney James McManis successfully argued that Rosen’s motion should be rejected.
—Dolores Carr, Mercury News, 3 July 2025
Grace McCarty, SELF, 28 Dec. 2024
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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Verb
The bills became law after Newsom threatened to reject the state budget passed last week unless there was an overhaul of CEQA, which requires strict reviews of any new development built and its impact on the environment.
—Terry Collins, USA Today, 3 July 2025
Attorney James McManis successfully argued that Rosen’s motion should be rejected.
—Dolores Carr, Mercury News, 3 July 2025
Noun
Instead of letting the weird baking mixes or seasonings go to waste, team up with your partner or roommates and make an Iron Chef style meal of the rejects.
—Grace McCarty, SELF, 28 Dec. 2024
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reject
Verb
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Molina-Neave was arrested in San Antonio, Texas, in 2006 but refused extradition to Denver.—
Jessica Seaman,
Denver Post,
7 July 2025
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Prioritizing TikTok Shop's growth could motivate ByteDance to back down from refusing to sell the app, but ultimately, China would still need to sign off, Trump has said.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 July 2025
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But the company denies claims that its equipment sparked the 2019 fire, which tore through Sylmar, Porter Ranch and Granada Hills — all suburbs of Los Angeles — burning 8,799 acres.—
Melody Petersen,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2025
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However, legal challenges will continue to Trump's Day 1 order to deny citizenship to children born on U.S. soil to unlawful immigrants or those on a temporary immigrant status, as the court did not rule on the merits of the cases.—
Devin Dwyer,
ABC News,
27 June 2025
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Spanning over three decades, Syed’s work features discarded, everyday materials that are then woven into striking pieces.—
Sonya Rehman,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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This part of the process is a prime opportunity to check the expiration dates on all refrigerator contents and to discard items past their prime.—
Taylor Tobin,
Southern Living,
30 June 2025
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LeBron James already opted in to a $52.6 million deal with the Lakers for next season, the Rockets traded for Durant and the Los Angeles Clippers saw James Harden decline his option in return for a new deal and a raise.—
Tim Reynolds,
Chicago Tribune,
1 July 2025
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Three players ultimately declined to participate this time around: Ken Griffey Jr., Frank Thomas and Barry Bonds.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
30 June 2025
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The movie, which world premiered at SXSW 2023, follows the lives of local outsiders and outcasts who violently intertwine when a rare Lakota Ghost shirt falls onto the black market in a small South Dakota town.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
16 June 2025
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Narrator Ryan Reynolds celebrates nature's outcasts in the new NatGeo docuseries Underdogs.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 June 2025
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The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that a legislative committee's rejection of a ban on conversion therapy was unconstitutional.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
8 July 2025
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Despite having a degree, Pal has faced rejections for jobs ranging from Uber corporate to local restaurant management. ¨A bachelor’s degree is just not enough,¨ Pal said.—
Sami Khan,
Mercury News,
7 July 2025
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But DeGeneres ultimately refuted the claims that savaged her career.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
23 June 2025
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State-run news agency Xinhua on Friday refuted claims that regions had canceled the subsidies.—
Bernice Ooi,
CNBC,
20 June 2025
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The development team framed the deal as a way for the city to create more low-income housing, dump the financial burden of the unoccupied property and secure a money-making property at the end of the lease.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 June 2025
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Replace status dumps with two-way updates and invite feedback and surface risks early.—
Dr. Cynthia J. Young,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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“Reject.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://x0upouf933.proxynodejs.usequeue.com/thesaurus/reject. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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