dismiss
verb (used with object)
to direct (an assembly of persons) to disperse or go.
dismisses
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present tense formof dismiss (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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He dismisses the theory, also put forward by the KWS, that the cyanide might have come from a type of foliage, noting local livestock would have died as well.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
Genis, who is a Social Democrat elected to Bern city council, dismisses these arguments as scapegoating.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
Claire’s hum comes out of nowhere, and while no one quite dismisses her as a “hysteric,” stress and anxiety are offered as diagnoses, to her immense irritation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
She evades that reality in “107 Days,” in which she dismisses antiwar protesters at her rallies as mere “hecklers.”
From Salon ● May 5, 2026
She dismisses us, and Luna tells me she loved Red, White, and Whole, too.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
