rebuffed

verb

past tense of rebuff
as in spurned

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rebuffed
  1. spurned
  2. rejected
  3. refused
  4. scorned
  5. overruled
  6. disdained
  7. vetoed
  8. scouted
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  • And many of the best and brightest scientists and researchers spurned by America are going to other countries and are hired by businesses abroad that compete with our own—including, as Lee anticipated, China.
    — Robert Hormats, Time, 4 July 2026
  • Beulah's spurned heir Joaquin (Juan Pablo Raba) calls up the mysterious Mariana (Raoul Max Trujillo) to help with his many problems, which include his ranch-usurping half-brother Rob-Will and those Duttons from Montana.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Definition of spurned
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  • The Yolo County Board of Supervisors rejected those findings.
    — Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 2 July 2026
  • In May, the EEOC filed a discrimination lawsuit against the New York Times alleging discrimination against a white male employee, which the Times has rejected as politically motivated.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of rejected
Verb
  • He's refused to sign the bipartisan legislation until Congress passes a voting restrictions bill called the SAVE America Act.
    — Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • But both Mamdani and his police commissioner have repeatedly refused to discuss the nature of the event — angering some nearby business owners and raising questions about the use of public resources to cover private security.
    — Jake Offenhartz, Fortune, 2 July 2026
Definition of refused
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  • Gerardo Ortiz What’s a música mexicana festival without a bit of yearning and scorned romance?
    — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2026
  • For years, Knicks owner James Dolan has been scorned by fans.
    — Zach Harper, New York Times, 3 June 2026
Definition of scorned
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  • This was the 10th goal overruled by VAR thus far in the World Cup.
    — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
  • Justice Clarence Thomas wrote that Congress overruled Dred Scott with the 1866 Civil Rights Act and the 14th Amendment.
    — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Definition of overruled
Verb
  • Musk has long disdained the norms that the executives who run giant public companies typically embrace.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
  • At his behest Aurangzeb—who disdained poetry—sent agents across India and Persia to assemble a literary circle befitting her.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Apr. 2026
Definition of disdained
Verb
  • Suggestions are floated and swiftly vetoed (Symi—too far, Spetses—too posh), and then inspiration strikes.
    — Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 3 July 2026
  • In signing the plan, Kehoe also vetoed $52 million in projects approved by lawmakers and restricted another $441 million.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2026
Definition of vetoed
Verb
  • Granato has coached, scouted and served as an executive at all levels of hockey.
    — Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 1 July 2026
  • And now, on June 30, a permanent arrangement has been finalized whereby Fati leaves the club that scouted him as a 10-year-old from Sevilla FC.
    — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of scouted
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