rejects 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of reject
1
as in denies
to be unwilling to grant rejected his request for time off

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2
as in refutes
to declare not to be true I reject the claim that I have ever lied about that

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3
as in discards
to get rid of as useless or unwanted sorted through the nuts and rejected any that had cracked shells or were shattered

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4
as in refuses
to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to rejected his marriage proposal

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rejects

2 of 2

noun

plural of reject
1
as in outcasts
one who is cast out or rejected by society was the school reject as a child and has low self-esteem even today

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2
as in culls
something separated from a group or lot for not being as good as the others that apple has a mushy spot on it, so it's a reject

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Recent Examples of rejects
Verb
But the arrangement rejects the conflict of interest protections that his recent predecessors in office had instituted. — Fatima Hussein, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 Israel rejects this, viewing the territory as disputed rather than occupied. — Reuters, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026 But Ternus rejects the idea that its AI strategy represents a retreat from that philosophy. — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 Iran rejects that route and demands that all vessels use a northern passage close to its own coastline, seeking permission from its military. — Frank Andrews, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026 The government rejects the accusations, saying its institutions remain robust and law enforcement targets violations of the law, not dissent. — ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026 But in his Senate bid, Jackson now openly rejects corporate PAC money. — Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026 Related Stories To uncover the truth, Emma has no choice but to return to the Breton island of Kerlann, where tragedy struck and where everyone rejects her — including her son, who sees her as his father’s murderer. — Ed Meza, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026 Seoul rejects tracking claim The KCNA report provided more details about the launch after Kim Yo Jong, Kim Jong Un’s sister and a senior Workers’ Party official, disclosed the test on Saturday. — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
Noun
Pollock's rejects were the source material for Bald Eagle, according to Kumar. — Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 10 Oct. 2026 The most opinionated of these rejects is Smarty Pants, a basic toilet-training tech tool given an amusingly snarky attitude by Conan O’Brien. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2026 Today, there are hundreds of rejects packed in wood cabinets and cardboard boxes. — Steve Hartman, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rejects
  1. denies
  2. refutes
  3. discards
  4. refuses
  5. outcasts
  6. culls
  7. declines
  8. dumps
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  • Fencebridge now denies that figure, stating that the comment was made erroneously, and the figure is closer to $24 million — $13 million for ammunition and $11 million for guns.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Foxtrot has been linked to several murders across ​Europe, and Britain and the US allege the group was behind attacks against Israeli and Jewish targets on behalf of Iran, which denies the allegation.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026
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  • The Mad King, however, refutes the legitimacy of any kind of prophecy, even going so far to reject the notion of destiny.
    — Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Speaking with the Courant, Moscowitz refutes that there was ever a formal meeting involving him or his investigators and Isa Abdus-Sabur.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 15 Sep. 2026
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  • When Georg discards the item and it is found by the police, Fritz is summoned to Westhofen to identify it.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
  • If that prediction is wrong, the processor discards the work, although traces can remain behind.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of discards
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  • For Wilder residents, the La Catedral raid remains an open wound that refuses to heal.
    — Philip Wang, Time, 19 Oct. 2026
  • After that, Grace all but disappears from Crystal Lake, exposing the haphazard plotting of a show that refuses to commit.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of refuses
Noun
  • These bog bodies tell stories of a time when humans were sacrificed to the gods in bogs, as otherworldly margins between the human and divine realms, or when social outcasts met a cruel, violent end for failing to conform to societal standards.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The one-of-a-kind tribute to the eternal hitmaker tells a Wizard of Oz-esque story (fitting for one of the stars of The Wiz) about a group of four outcasts who learn to embrace their unique talents after being gifted special objects from Michael.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of outcasts
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  • Even the World Organization for Animal Health, whose guidelines the CFIA follows, is reconsidering how effective culls are in halting bird-flu outbreaks in a world where the next wild duck to land at a farm could trigger another one.
    — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
  • In a letter to Defence Minister Luke Pollard this week, 18 MPs and one member of the House of Lords urged the government to stop using bear pelts sourced from legal culls in Canada and instead adopt faux-fur alternatives.
    — James Frater, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of culls
Verb
  • And women going through perimenopause and menopause lose muscle even faster because their estrogen declines.
    — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Tracking Wall Street declines overnight, Asia markets tumbled Thursday.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of declines
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  • Similarly, places that rely on natural snow, like Monarch Mountain and Wolf Creek Ski Area, don’t set open dates until Mother Nature dumps a healthy helping of powder.
    — Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2026
  • How Monster Depicts the Borden Murders Their first attempt involves serving the couple oysters in May, when the series says the city of Fall River dumps its sewage over the oyster beds, contaminating the shellfish with potentially fatal bacteria.
    — Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
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