reject
Example Sentences
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In his address, he tried to balance defiance and openness, rejecting surrender while signalling restraint towards neighbouring states.
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Brendon McCullum says he makes "no apologies" for running an informal dressing room as England coach but rejected the perception it is casual.
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Downing Street has also rejected suggestions the government failed to provide enough military assets in the Middle East after RAF Akrotiri was hit.
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Giving evidence at court, Andrew Bonham, the council's senior environmental health officer, said "the character of Ms Marsh" was taken into consideration by councillors rejecting her application.
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"I remember enjoying it but wanting to reject it. And telling people at school was not an option."
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.