declinations

noun

plural of declination
1
as in deteriorations
a change to a lower state or level there's been a declination in basic civility in our society

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2
as in refusals
an unwillingness to grant something asked for congressional declinations of cabinet appointments have been relatively infrequent, most senators believing that the president is entitled to pick his own advisors

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Recent Examples of declinations The declinations came as the DOJ reassigned and cut prosecutors working on environmental cases. — Ken B. Morales, ProPublica, 31 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for declinations
  1. deteriorations
  2. refusals
  3. declines
  4. rejections
  5. degradations
  6. denials
  7. descents
Noun
  • Similar deteriorations took place in Tuscany and in Naples.
    — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 Mar. 2026
Definition of deteriorations
Noun
  • Some shared their own workarounds for the AI’s refusals — which included just using another model, like Claude or Gemini.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 29 July 2026
  • The models ran with reduced cyber refusals, and the evaluation omitted the production classifiers that normally block high-risk cyber activity.
    — Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of refusals
Noun
  • Some public health specialists told ABC News there are several reasons for the declines, including fewer adolescents and young adults engaging in risky behaviors and public health messaging campaigns.
    — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Los Angeles' restaurant industry is in turmoil, with over 100 establishments closing in 2025 and thousands of jobs lost due to escalating costs and revenue declines.
    — Esha Chhabra, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of declines
Noun
  • But immigration experts and lawyers said the move will likely be used to streamline asylum rejections and subsequent deportations.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 28 July 2026
  • Ghosting and near-immediate rejections have become a normal part of the process.
    — Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of rejections
Noun
  • Key parameters such as time to recover (TTR), revenue at risk, lead times, OTIF and service-level degradations can be evaluated and compared across mitigation options.
    — Dileep Rai, Forbes.com, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The answer is not much—Fennell makes explicit, via sadomasochism, the power differentials and emotional degradations that are so often ambiguous in the original.
    — Rhian Sasseen, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2026
Definition of degradations
Noun
  • Those denials are on the record, but what is established is that vulnerability is real and the infrastructure was operated by a person whose firms had documented ties to the security service.
    — Susie Violet Ward, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Several experts said the rule change, if implemented judiciously, could alleviate the backlog without leading to a surge in detentions or denials of valid asylum claims.
    — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 30 July 2026
Definition of denials
Noun
  • The relentless Carapaz pressured the American on the descents and put himself in the position to profit.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 25 July 2026
  • On top of that, the Ultra 2 carries an EN13319 diving certification, whereas the original Ultra and the Galaxy Watch 9 are not safe for scuba descents.
    — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 24 July 2026
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“Declinations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/declinations. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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