Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for dismiss. Search instead for fideikommiss.
Definitions

dismiss

[dis-mis] / dɪsˈmɪs /




Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

These caveats aren’t intended to dismiss the risks from AI, especially given its rapidly growing ability to train itself.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

Last week, the FCC asked the court to dismiss the lawsuit.

From Salon Sep. 10, 2026

None of this means that consumers should be denied access to emerging tests, or that physicians should dismiss people who ask about them.

From Slate Sep. 9, 2026

Elle is now urging other young people to be aware of the symptoms of sepsis, while the charity Sepsis Research said it was important to never dismiss symptoms that are severe or getting worse.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

“Those tales serve a purpose, William, and how dare you dismiss our traditions as superstition? There is a reason they have survived.”

From "Ash" by Malinda Lo

He dismisses concerns about its effectiveness, including suggestions that alleviated symptoms could be due to a placebo effect.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

He dismisses the Taliban government's amnesty, announced days after their return to power which declared that former government officials, security personnel and civil servants would not face retaliation and were encouraged to return to work.

From BBC Sep. 1, 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

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

Mazen dismisses my words with the wave of a hand.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

Maresca looked back to last September when goalkeeper Robert Sanchez was dismissed after only five minutes for former side Chelsea at the same venue - a defeat which he referenced after Sunday's game.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

“Big Short” investor Michael Burry, who has been bearish on the AI trade, dismissed Amodei and Altman’s concerns as “self-serving” and “puffery” ahead of planned initial public offerings.

From MarketWatch Sep. 14, 2026

Wildeford dismissed the idea that the common funding sources were “some giant firestorm conspiracy theory” and said AI lab employees often tell him “how afraid they are of what they are building.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

The US leader has similarly dismissed criticism for accepting a new Air Force One plane gifted by Qatar -- aboard which he arrived in Ireland.

From Barron's Sep. 13, 2026

When school was dismissed, I walked home with Charlie and the rest of the children and thought nothing of it.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

Also worth noting is Yann LeCun, who shared the Turing Award with Hinton and Bengio and has spent years dismissing their warnings of existential danger as overblown.

From Barron's Sep. 15, 2026

“But I’m not dismissing the threat because it is very real.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 14, 2026

Donaghy said there was "a culture of dismissing and setting aside patients and families who raise concerns as being difficult, abrasive and denying people access to be heard".

From BBC Sep. 10, 2026

Despite developing the machine with scientists, Ernetti’s claims of what he saw — including Christ’s crucifixion — quickly became sensationalized fodder, with some believing in Ernetti’s discovery and others dismissing it as a hoax.

From Salon Sep. 7, 2026

In fact, he had very bad judgement when it came to good science, dismissing the work of Copernicus and Gilbert out of hand.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




Vocabulary lists containing dismiss


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training