1
as in to refuse
to be unwilling to grant
our supervisor nixed my request to work from home, if only on a trial basis
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2
as in to dismiss
to reject by or as if by a vote
movie audiences have effectively nixed the idea of the reviving the old-fashioned western by emphatically ignoring this latest effort
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3
as in to reject
to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to
the committee nixed the additional expenditures
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Recent Examples of nix
The dramatization, which launched on March 20, leans as far away from serial killer tropes as possible, nixing reenactments of crimes and displays of violence for tense exchanges between a convict and his fraught daughter — introducing a purely fictional central mystery along the way.
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Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2025
Another thing that will be different is her bachelorette party — which has been nixed due to scheduling.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Like many Chick-fil-A customers, Brown is still sore about the restaurant’s decision to nix its fan-favorite coleslaw side from menus in 2015.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 26 Mar. 2025
In an effort to quash media reports that new Pentagon cuts might nix any such move, Japan's Defense Minister Gen. Nakatani said Friday that there is no change in the plan.
—Scott Neuman, NPR, 22 Mar. 2025
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Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2025
Another thing that will be different is her bachelorette party — which has been nixed due to scheduling.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Like many Chick-fil-A customers, Brown is still sore about the restaurant’s decision to nix its fan-favorite coleslaw side from menus in 2015.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 26 Mar. 2025
In an effort to quash media reports that new Pentagon cuts might nix any such move, Japan's Defense Minister Gen. Nakatani said Friday that there is no change in the plan.
—Scott Neuman, NPR, 22 Mar. 2025
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The suit alleges that ICE agents repeatedly refused to give VML's father her location and denied him the opportunity to speak for more than a minute to VML's mother.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
26 Apr. 2025
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Listen to this article Three people were arrested and accused of assaulting a taxi cab driver in Norwalk on Thursday after allegedly refusing to pay their cab fare, including one suspect whose alleged combative behavior injured a police officer.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
26 Apr. 2025
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Heyman dismissed fans on social media who have failed to give Rollins his flowers, saying he’s seen pro wrestlers fail in the ring and seen praise on social media for them while others spout nonsense while ignoring historical facts.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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On March 4, the day the order to show cause was to be heard, the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office dismissed the case.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
19 Apr. 2025
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Guo, the spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, rejected Trump’s assertions suggesting progress toward a trade deal.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
24 Apr. 2025
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Ukraine talks downgraded: Rubio cancels London trip The U.S. plan, which Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has publicly rejected, also appears to block Ukraine's ambition to join the NATO military alliance.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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The immigration judge denied the asylum claim because the time limits to make such a claim had expired.—
Niall Stanage,
The Hill,
17 Apr. 2025
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On Thursday, April 3, the city denied that the music festival is happening there, according to a press release translated by Rolling Stone.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Kansas lawmakers passed this income tax cut at the end of March and Governor Laura Kelly (D) vetoed it on April 10.—
Patrick Gleason,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) says that a bipartisan bill to curb President Trump’s tariff power backed by seven Republican senators doesn’t have a future in Congress because Trump has already threatened to veto it.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
7 Apr. 2025
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County officials declined to comment on the civil lawsuit.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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The hospital declined to say whether Ikner was one of their patients.—
Dalia Faheid,
CNN Money,
19 Apr. 2025
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Renee Moore worked near the building and relied on its daycare for her 6-month-old son Antonio Cooper Jr., who was among those killed.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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His father, who had been a central figure in Cold War-era espionage and anti-Castro militancy, was killed in a Key Biscayne bar on December 20, 1982, during a fight.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2025
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However, Catherine was unimpressed by him going overboard — and ignoring the importance of bedside manner — in the clinic.—
Stephanie Wenger,
People.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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Wallen briefly hugged the actress but seemed to ignore the rest of the cast and quickly walked past view of the camera.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Nix.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nix. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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