1
as in rejecting
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 dismissing
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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as in refusing
to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to
the committee nixed the additional expenditures
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Recent Examples of nixing
Better yet, its blurring benefits remain intact for hours post-application, nixing the need to touch up throughout the day.
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Sophie Wirt,
InStyle,
17 June 2026
There are vacant lots and empty buildings in town where new housing could be built, but residents, defensive of their property values, keep nixing new development.
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Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
12 June 2026
More Flexibility As Hovis points out, adding native plants to your garden isn’t about nixing non-native plants entirely.
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Ashley Chalmers,
The Spruce,
6 June 2026
The final organized team activities will take place Friday, with Shanahan nixing next week’s mandatory minicamp as a reward for players’ participation (and perhaps to avoid next week’s final World Cup preparations at Levi’s Stadium).
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Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
4 June 2026
Messi scored in the 24th and 55th minutes, and was credited with a third goal in the 89th, but it was later ruled an own goal by Cincinnati goalkeeper Roman Celentano, nixing the apparent Messi hat trick.
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Miami Herald,
14 May 2026
And other roadblocks popped up as the county and the school bounced ideas back and forth, including the department’s nixing a demonstration of the drafted Dewey Drive improvements, Miller said.
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Sacbee.com,
8 May 2026
Former Vice President and presidential nominee Kamala Harris accused North Carolina election officials of limiting voting rights by nixing a polling site on the campus of a historically Black university while speaking in Charlotte on Tuesday.
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Mary Ramsey
april 16,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Apr. 2026
Ferguson initially came out against the measure in October, nixing the idea months before the House passed the measure.
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Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
14 Apr. 2026
Sophie Wirt,
InStyle,
17 June 2026
There are vacant lots and empty buildings in town where new housing could be built, but residents, defensive of their property values, keep nixing new development.
—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
12 June 2026
More Flexibility As Hovis points out, adding native plants to your garden isn’t about nixing non-native plants entirely.
—
Ashley Chalmers,
The Spruce,
6 June 2026
The final organized team activities will take place Friday, with Shanahan nixing next week’s mandatory minicamp as a reward for players’ participation (and perhaps to avoid next week’s final World Cup preparations at Levi’s Stadium).
—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
4 June 2026
Messi scored in the 24th and 55th minutes, and was credited with a third goal in the 89th, but it was later ruled an own goal by Cincinnati goalkeeper Roman Celentano, nixing the apparent Messi hat trick.
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Miami Herald,
14 May 2026
And other roadblocks popped up as the county and the school bounced ideas back and forth, including the department’s nixing a demonstration of the drafted Dewey Drive improvements, Miller said.
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Sacbee.com,
8 May 2026
Former Vice President and presidential nominee Kamala Harris accused North Carolina election officials of limiting voting rights by nixing a polling site on the campus of a historically Black university while speaking in Charlotte on Tuesday.
—
Mary Ramsey
april 16,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Apr. 2026
Ferguson initially came out against the measure in October, nixing the idea months before the House passed the measure.
—
Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
14 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nixing
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As with any tax relief company, there are complaints about the IRS rejecting a settlement or the company not getting enough relief.
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Florida leads the nation with 375 active 287(g) agreements, and Attorney General James Uthmeier has previously threatened officials in Fort Myers and Key West with removal from office for rejecting such deals.
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Integration Calling genomics the most powerful data asset in biopharma does not mean dismissing other data types.
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For now, Comcast is dismissing M&A talk, but there also is the matter of timing.
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The lawsuit states that Kuka has singlehandedly caused irreparable harm to Boca View by refusing to abide by Florida law and the association’s own bylaws in order to further her self-serving agenda.
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While his blunt and disruptive approach can alienate others, the character illustrates that disruptive leaders often accelerate innovation by asking questions and refusing to accept the status quo.
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But there’s no denying McIlroy was looking sleek with his Masters jacket, which was accompanied by a white shirt and green tie to match.
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Responsible leadership means proactively preparing the enterprise workforce for this imminent organizational down-sizing and structural workplace transition rather than denying its clear historical inevitability.
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Amid touching on other touchy topics, Xavi also accused Laporta of vetoing Lionel Messi’s proposed 2023 return to the club.
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At the end of the day, Lamont’s record is signing the bills that the top 1% can tolerate, while vetoing the one that gives workers real power at the bargaining table.
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After years of declining sales, American Girl dolls are seeing a resurgence.
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The state also has goals, including some that have been in place since 2012, that set declining limits on smog-causing pollutants and required automakers to sell increasing percentages of electric and hybrid vehicles through 2025.
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Murdaugh, once a powerful personal injury attorney in South Carolina’s Lowcountry, was convicted in 2023 of killing his wife, Maggie, 52, and their younger son, Paul, 22, at the family’s hunting estate in June 2021.
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Shiite and Sunni Muslims have been killing each other for centuries, and the status of women in some Muslims countries is deplorable.
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Make Participation Effortless Reduce friction to the point where using it feels like less effort than ignoring it.
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For example, today, Americans might believe that the demands of racial equity or of evangelical Christianity are so pressing that executive power would be justified in ignoring the legislature or the judiciary to serve them.
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“Nixing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nixing. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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