REBUFFING Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

rebuffing

verb

present participle of rebuff

as in spurning

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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, CBS News, 18 June 2026

Definition of spurning

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Unlike municipalities Uthmeier threatened after rejecting the agreements, these local governments have not formally accepted or rejected a 287(g) collaboration.

— Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026
And filmmakers building outside Hollywood’s traditional gates aren’t rejecting the business.

— Chaseedaw Giles, IndieWire, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of rejecting

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After oral arguments in the spring, the three judges issued a complex decision affirming Carter’s finding of discrimination but overruling his order invalidating UCLA’s lease for its baseball stadium.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Generally, the courts are limited in overruling regulatory agencies unless a ruling was clearly erroneous.

— Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of overruling

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Every year, Pigott and his son start thinking about the pumpkin in August, scouting farms in Connecticut, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Upstate New York.

— Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
Better game planning, better information filtering down to coaches and eventually players, and better scouting for trades and free agency.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of scouting

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Cameron Berg, who founded the nonprofit Reciprocal Research to study the potential for AI consciousness, argues that ignoring the question could carry its own dangers.

— Eliza Strickland, IEEE Spectrum, 21 Oct. 2026
With nearly 70% of listeners now consuming video podcasts, treating an interview as just a microphone chat means ignoring how your audience actually consumes content.

— Victoria Usher, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of ignoring

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