rebuff
Example Sentences
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While Unilever successfully rebuffed that deal, it suddenly needed new answers to questions from investors about flagging growth.
He asked allies to help safeguard the strait but then said the U.S. didn’t the help — after allies rebuffed his pleas.
From Los Angeles Times
The Pentagon, satisfied with its Patriot missiles, rebuffed them.
YouTube, meanwhile, has likened itself to television during the trial, rebuffing the idea of equating it with online social media platforms.
From Barron's
Instead, it is alleged the request to contact the authorities was "rebuffed" and the only action taken was to ban Rootselaar's account.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
