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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Teachout dismisses AI developers’ claims that many of the known problems created by their systems, including hacks of other digital systems, were inadvertent and therefore nobody’s fault.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
"It's harder to be young now," says Fonagy, 74, adding his review "dismisses the idea of a snowflake generation".
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
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
If the company avoids trouble over a period of several years, the Justice Department dismisses its charges.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
He dismisses the idea loftily and informs me I know nothing about it.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
