rejecting

verb

present participle of reject
1
as in denying
to be unwilling to grant rejected his request for time off

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2
as in refuting
to declare not to be true I reject the claim that I have ever lied about that

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3
as in discarding
to get rid of as useless or unwanted sorted through the nuts and rejected any that had cracked shells or were shattered

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4
as in refusing
to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to rejected his marriage proposal

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Recent Examples of rejecting 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 Babiš formed a governing coalition last year with two small political groups whose agenda includes reducing support for Ukraine and rejecting some key European Union policies. — ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026 In 691, the Muslim caliph Abd al-Malik built the Dome of the Rock mosque on the spot where the Jewish Temple had stood, with inscriptions rejecting the Christian Trinity thrown in. — Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026 More Americans are rejecting everything they’ve been taught about food. — John Hodgman, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2026 There were, for example, a few state-level permitting debacles, with New Mexico rejecting SunZia’s initial transmission route in 2018. — Sara Herschander, Vox, 22 Oct. 2026 But Carrie only feels shame and guilt over her actions, rejecting Emmaline’s celebratory gloating over the incident. — ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026 Stewart was an executive producer of his friend Colbert’s show and harshly criticized the cancellation, rejecting Paramount’s financial justification and accusing the company of bending the knee to the president. — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rejecting
  1. denying
  2. refuting
  3. discarding
  4. refusing
  5. declining
  6. dumping
  7. ignoring
  8. ditching
Verb
  • Her husband, Conor, has gone on the record denying any involvement in her death.
    — Kelsie Cairns , Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The latter predicts a single universe by denying the universal validity of Schrödinger’s equation.
    — Philipp Strasberg, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of denying
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  • While refuting any suggestion of police repression, Lecornu condemned violence on the margins of protests, which were mostly peaceful Tuesday, despite the dramatic scenes that dominated coverage.
    — Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026
  • However, in July, Wayne released a message refuting reports of an engagement, referring to a relationship with someone in the past tense, albeit without mentioning them by name.
    — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of refuting
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  • Still, discarding more than one fourth of a Tarantino script feels like a pretty bold move.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The vehicle sheds these boosters during ascent before discarding its protective payload fairings.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of discarding
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  • They were called in when some individuals were refusing to leave and laying down, blocking an exit.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Their lawyers spoke about the police refusing to reveal their location.
    — Asim Ali, Time, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of refusing
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  • Chinese firms have been suffering from declining profit growth amid intense competition that has eroded margins and even invited the government to step in.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
  • While program closures at colleges and universities often result from declining enrollment or a financial crisis, our decisions at Valencia are driven by neither.
    — Kathleen Plinske, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of declining
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  • However, throwing it back over the fence could create another dispute, particularly if doing so amounts to dumping debris on your neighbor’s property.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Analysts are perking up about CoreWeave, even though investors are dumping shares and interest rates are rising in the economy.
    — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of dumping
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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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  • Jane Bargmann, global managing partner of private equity, industrial and life sciences at H&S noted a growing trend of leaders ditching their day jobs for a full-time board career.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
  • By ditching expensive cobalt and nickel for cheap, abundant iron, automakers lower costs while creating a battery that is safer and less prone to fire.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2026
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