rebuffing

verb

present participle of rebuff
as in spurning

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rebuffing
  1. spurning
  2. disdaining
  3. rejecting
  4. scorning
  5. refusing
  6. overruling
  7. scouting
  8. ignoring
Verb
  • On Tuesday afternoon, transfer guru Fabrizio Romano reported that Salah was headed to Turkey to play for Trabzonspor, spurning whatever advances Sporting had made for the star.
    — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Bo Bichette made his first appearance in Philadelphia since spurning the Phillies to sign with the Mets last offseason.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 18 June 2026
Definition of spurning
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  • As was ever the case, the Babe returned fire, answering the heckles by mocking the Cubs players and disdaining their fans.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 June 2026
Definition of disdaining
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  • A lot of communities across the country are rejecting new data centers.
    — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The council then has the final say in approving — or rejecting — Lucas’ nomination.
    — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of rejecting
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  • By 1845, Marx was scorning his colleagues for floating in the clouds.
    — Shai Tubali, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
Definition of scorning
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  • Biscayne 21’s declaration — the document that establishes the condominium — required a unanimous vote to terminate the building’s condo association, a goal that seemed unlikely with a group of residents refusing to sell.
    — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Court records show Romo was cited for refusing to take a test for intoxication and first offense OWI.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of refusing
Verb
  • Jeanie and her lawyer believe a 2017 court order keeps them from overruling her.
    — Zach Harper, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Stability grows when your generosity stops overruling your actual capacity.
    — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 July 2026
Definition of overruling
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  • The veteran buyer and merchandising chief, who joined retail giant Boyner last year to develop the Communité concept after a long career at Beyman, was weaned on luxury but had a field day scouting new brands, about 60 percent of them new to Turkey.
    — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Conor Hogan, a smokejumper and Forstag’s best friend, took the summer off to work on the campaign, helping organize events and scouting a tree for Forstag to cut down, for a political ad.
    — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of scouting
Verb
  • The market isn't ignoring all this goodness at the moment, given Dell's rally is still respectable.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
  • All while ignoring the many examples of other big schools, like the Florida Gators, that have struggled to fill seats for noon games in August.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of ignoring
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“Rebuffing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rebuffing. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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