reject
verb (used with object)
to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc..
rejecting
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present participleof reject.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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The Chinese government is also rejecting any idea of a slowdown.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
Then, on Wednesday afternoon, the district notified developers in a letter that it was canceling its “RFQ/P” — shorthand for Request For Qualifications and Proposals — and rejecting all bids.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Rangers had proposed a reduced away allocation of 300 for the impending cup tie, with Celtic rejecting the offer.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
“The poet must strike a match, light up the cold cosmos, and insist on the power of imagination over the universe of death,” M writes, rejecting disillusionment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Its themes—a young person searching for his place in the world, pushing boundaries, rejecting the established order—were ones he would come back to again and again.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
