spurning

verb

present participle of spurn
as in rejecting
to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to fiercely independent, the elderly couple spurned all offers of financial help

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Recent Examples of spurning 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, 18 June 2026 When Channing falls head-over-heels for the charismatic Minjae, spurning the overtures of an aggressive local politician, Dahee rallies to her side; both women become ensnared in a beachside town’s blood feuds and class conflicts, danger circling like gulls. — Hamilton Cain, Time, 4 Apr. 2026 Waning support for Israel, and increasingly bipartisan disapproval of the war in Iran, has loomed large over the primary elections, with candidates increasingly spurning the support of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee and sharpening their criticism of the country. — Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2026 The application will test an agency that has promised to speed new gene-editing treatments to patients but has recently come under scrutiny from regulators, executives, and advocates for spurning a string of gene therapies for neurological diseases. — Jason Mast, STAT, 3 Mar. 2026 Leeds kept pushing, and kept winning the ball back, but for a good half-hour, City kept trying regardless, spurning the opportunity to go long to Antoine Semenyo, who looks a capable target man, but is no Haaland (nobody is). — Sam Lee, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026 After a lengthy standoff, Lane Kiffin finally made a decision on his coaching future by spurning the Ole Miss Rebels and a shot at a national title for the LSU Tigers. — Andrew McCarty, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025 People Magazine, spurning millions of sexy dead people, has once again chosen a Sexiest Man Alive. — Choire Sicha, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spurning
  1. rejecting
  2. refusing
  3. declining
  4. ignoring
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
  • The Republican party has promised a return to the good ol’ days, with strong nuclear families at the crux and a fight against the declining birth rate.
    — Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Additionally, the drug supply is always changing, with the potency of fentanyl declining in recent years.
    — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of declining
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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“Spurning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spurning. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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