1
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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2
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 sets back video game retailer GameStop’s bold ecommerce ambitions to take on bigger rivals such as Amazon.
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Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Despite this spark of hope, by his teens, Ian’s dreams of becoming a soccer player are falling apart as rejection, oppression and his own internal rage take their toll.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 12 May 2026
In April, the FDA rejected Replimune’s drug candidate for melanoma a second time after an initial rejection in July.
—Annika Kim Constantino,angelica Peebles, CNBC, 12 May 2026
As authorized by the House settlement, the Nebraska players invoked their right to challenge the CSC’s rejection in arbitration.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 12 May 2026
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Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Despite this spark of hope, by his teens, Ian’s dreams of becoming a soccer player are falling apart as rejection, oppression and his own internal rage take their toll.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 12 May 2026
In April, the FDA rejected Replimune’s drug candidate for melanoma a second time after an initial rejection in July.
—Annika Kim Constantino,angelica Peebles, CNBC, 12 May 2026
As authorized by the House settlement, the Nebraska players invoked their right to challenge the CSC’s rejection in arbitration.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 12 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rejection
Noun
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The filing includes email correspondence between the PTPA and the two federations, detailing the denials.—
Ava Wallace,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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The denial of Ukrainian political and cultural independence is grounded in the ideas of Russkiy mir.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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Da Vinci won with the track at the Sanremo Music Festival earlier this year, giving him the right of first refusal to represent Italy at Eurovision.—
K.J. Yossman,
Variety,
16 May 2026
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That opacity serves a clear purpose, but Martelli is enamored by it to a fault, and Inés’ refusal to question the people around her or make any significant decisions beyond keeping her mouth shut eventually proves more trying than helpful.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
14 May 2026
Noun
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Let cooking oils and fats cool, then pour them into a sealable container and discard.—
Jamie Cuccinelli,
Martha Stewart,
12 Apr. 2026
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Working one at a time, gently crack all over, then peel, starting from fat end with air pocket; discard shells.—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
17 Mar. 2026
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Today, there are hundreds of rejects packed in wood cabinets and cardboard boxes.—
Steve Hartman,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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At first glance, the collection seemed to be a paean to rejects.—
Diana Arterian,
Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
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Arena ads made up the vast majority of all gambling references in all of the games, appearing once every 11 seconds on average.—
Luke Connors,
Washington Post,
19 May 2026
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The video began as the combatants were already fighting, and lasted for 33 seconds until some of the juveniles involved fled the store.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
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Last year, Japan even deployed its own military to help cull bear numbers.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
14 May 2026
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While professionals are commissioned year-round to carry out the cull, once a year the public is invited in on the act.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
10 May 2026
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“Rejection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rejection. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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