rebuff
noun
a blunt or abrupt rejection, as of a person making advances.
has rebuffed
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present perfectof rebuff (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The company has already made bids that Warner Discovery has rebuffed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 19, 2025
Sanchez has rebuffed calls to resign and call elections, although he has acknowledged he once considered quitting as the pressure grew.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2025
His erstwhile friend Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has rebuffed his effort to claim credit for an India-Pakistan truce.
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2025
A Houston-based oil company has rebuffed the authority of the California Coastal Commission in a bid to revive drilling off the coast of Santa Barbara.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2025
At the same time the Supreme Court has rebuffed attempts to read into this provision a limitation upon either the power of the States or upon the powers of Congress under the preceding clause.
From The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation Annotations of Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of the United States to June 30, 1952 by Edward Samuel Corwin
