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
Anna Gaca, Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2025
There was a unilateral rebuff toward the idea that the industry is experiencing a drummer shortage in general.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 22 Dec. 2025
Even the rest of the old-schoolers seem oddly content with the new harmonious state of the world and rebuff Carol’s efforts to mobilize.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rebuff
Noun
The matter-of-fact rebuff feels very French, very Oklou.
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Its sixth and previous bid had been unanimously rebuffed by WBD’s board, which, instead, inked a deal to sell its studio and streaming assets to Netflix after a speedy auction.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for rebuff
Noun
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Four Democratic-Farm-Labor Party lawmakers who chair state Senate education committees cited Minneapolis Public Schools canceling classes and extracurricular activities last week after federal agents reportedly clashed with students and staff during Roosevelt High School’s dismissal on Wednesday.—
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Prosecutors noted that after receiving the money, the defendants filed loan forgiveness applications containing further inaccuracies, which led to the dismissal of some debt.—
Verb
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Its traditional ethos goes back to 1948, when it was founded by former Navy pilot Roland Palmedo, who famously spurned commercial interests.—
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Braddy’s motive, investigators say, was that he was spurned by Shandelle, who had repeatedly rejected his advances.—
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Another of Miami’s Pro Bowl snubs, center Aaron Brewer, earned second-team All-Pro honors Saturday, behind the Kansas City Chiefs’ Creed Humphrey on first team.—
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Serdachny, who scored the golden goal at 2024 worlds in Utica, is arguably the Canadians’ biggest snub.—
Verb
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Watch this episode for Edie Falco's fiery, Emmy-winning performance as a woman both exhausted and scorned.—
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However, Eleanor is not a woman to be scorned.—
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.—
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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.—
Verb
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While some other schools have disdained it, particularly because of coaching searches and roster turnover and perhaps over financial costs that make bowls a wash or worse on the payday, Drinkwitz and MU don’t want to surrender the present to the future.—
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Matt is fighting against a woman who hates Christianity, will take away your guns, wants Open Borders, Transgender for everybody, men in women’s sports, and openly disdains Country music.—
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The movement is considered a response to the ever-present and growing sense of alienation among people, as well as a rejection of the traditional depictions of everyday life in Eastern Europe.—
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Cyclosporine Cyclosporine is an immunosuppressant that is used after an organ transplant to prevent organ rejection.—
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Bonta rejected the allegations as unsubstantiated and said the states were targeted solely because of their political leadership.—
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For at least the third time in just over a year, Humphrey has rejected most serious charges against rule-breaking cops.—
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“Rebuff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rebuff. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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