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 The issue has split circuit courts, with the 9th Circuit (which Idaho is part of) and six other circuit courts rejecting the administration’s position. — Idaho Statesman, 20 Aug. 2026 These critiques assume that people rejecting vaccines have access to good information about them, but that’s not always the case, Marnik said. — Felice J. Freyer, STAT, 19 Aug. 2026 While the railroads take sides on the issue, some lawmakers have sought to sway the STB into rejecting the megamerger. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2026 Gallen ended up rejecting the qualifying offer from the Diamondbacks before re-signing with Arizona for even less. — Tim Britton, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026 When Russians embrace the Eurasian narrative, they are also engaged in the political project of rejecting Europe and the West, which Putin and his allies deride as decadent, declining, and immoral. — Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026 Yet strong regulatory teeth must be paired with smart policy design, and that starts by rejecting the myth that safety comes at the expense of privacy. — Erin Mote, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 In a joint statement on Sunday, a group of Arab and Muslim countries – including mediators Egypt and Qatar – condemned Israel for rejecting the plan. — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026 Following fan outcry, Warners then decided to explore offers to sell it, only to — after rejecting various bids — seemingly take it off the market. — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rejecting
  1. denying
  2. refuting
  3. discarding
  4. refusing
  5. declining
  6. dumping
  7. ignoring
  8. ditching
Verb
  • The former general counsel settled for a $37,500 civil penalty without admitting or denying the allegations.
    — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • His family publicly accused the workers' compensation system of delaying and denying needed care.
    — Ginger Allen, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of denying
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  • So thankful to Alabama Athletics for refuting it on my behalf.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Minneapolis’s Walker Art Center and the artist Olalekan Jeyifous are refuting accusations by some museum visitors that his work was made using generative AI, reports MPR News.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of refuting
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  • Typical recycling methods often rely on high energy, harsh chemicals, or high temperatures to recover only the carbon fibers while discarding or destroying the epoxy.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Baumgärtner says one goal is creating a more circular economy where manufacturers recover useful components from older products instead of discarding the entire device.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2026
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  • Wars cannot be fought on ideology alone – a truism that perhaps led to the firebrand former defense minister’s departure, after months of clashes and refusing to deal with the army top brass, as Zelensky describes it.
    — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Larkin, whose grassroots campaign made national headlines in recent weeks, often criticized Moskowitz for refusing to debate him or participate in joint interviews with local news organizations.
    — Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of refusing
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  • The Swift Observatory has been observing the cosmos for more than two-decades, but its rapidly declining orbit has put it in jeopardy of reentering Earth's atmosphere and burning up.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
  • In addition, authorities criticized John and Patsy for declining formal police interviews for several months.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of declining
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  • Tasks included scooping and dumping sand or gravel, digging and grading trenches, clearing debris from roads, removing tree branches from water edges, and breaking up rocks.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Another tale describes maintenance workers at the Old Zoo dumping spoiled soda syrup off the cliff, which lured swarms of bees.
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of dumping
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  • Focusing on just the GPUs themselves—ignoring solar panels, cooling systems, and the rest of the server and networking devices—can at least provide a starting point.
    — Scott K. Johnson, ArsTechnica, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Among various allegations, the suits claim the federal permitting process was accelerated, ignoring critical risks like low-river saltwater intrusion and localized air, noise and traffic pollution.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of ignoring
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  • In 2018, Becerra, while serving as state attorney general, popped by Thomas’ golf tournament retirement party, ditching his security detail and fielding work calls from the links.
    — Ben Paviour August 17, Sacbee.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The driver continued into the University Park area before ditching the car in a neighborhood.
    — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
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