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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
The rejection came after the Daily News first reported earlier in the day on Adams’ effort to install her on the board.
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Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2026
At least seven grand jury rejections have occurred across five different cases since the administration’s crime and security surge crackdown began in August.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 1 Jan. 2026
Per its official synopsis, the book includes tips on sharpening emotional and cognitive intelligence, as well as overcoming self-doubt and rejection.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 30 Dec. 2025
Extraordinary rejections Granted, all these grand juries were in liberal jurisdictions, but their rejections of prosecutors’ claims are still striking, since indictments are usually notoriously easy to secure.
—Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
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Fossil fuel production is still increasing, driving up planet-warming pollution; the United States is in climate denial mode; and turbulent geopolitics have pushed the climate crisis down the agenda and into the culture wars.—
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Neither is convinced by Nixon’s denials of wrongdoing during Watergate.—
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Although the two were mostly in favor of improving revenue-sharing for the teams in over two-plus years of bitter negotiations, the discovery process showed their growing frustration with NASCAR's board of directors over its refusal to make the charters permanent.—
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And as Deborah Baker’s detailed account reveals, the inability of government officials to recognize the Nazi threat would both echo past failures in this country’s capacity to handle extremism, and forecast its refusal to even try.—
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Skim any excess fat from the top with a spoon and discard. Wipe out the Dutch oven, and heat over medium heat.—
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Remove the seeds from the squash with a spoon and discard.—
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In it, Jackson Lamb (Oldman), River Cartwright (Jack Lowden) and the rest of the MI5 rejects are on the case — and a bit on the defense.—
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As the saying goes, nobody wants to sit at the reject table.—
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Kane opened the scoring on a two-man advantage with 29 seconds left in the first period.—
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Instead, Prairie View A&M was forced to foul on the other end, and UAPB guard Kristyna Boyd made one of her two fouls shots with 10 seconds to go to set the final score.—
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The city of Southfield also made plans, but the Southfield Wildlife Commission, which made the recommendation for a deer cull in 2024, has yet to respond to CBS News Detroit's inquiry about its schedule and details for the coming year.—
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Some of California’s most popular campuses, including the UCs and USC, do not use AI to cull applicants, and use only human readers and admissions staff.—
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“Rejection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rejection. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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