rejection
Example Sentences
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Take, for example, Kennedy’s staunch rejection of germ theory in favor of “miasma theory.”
From Salon
In some patients, they found that kidney function from the transplanted organ remained stable for decades without the need for ongoing drugs to prevent rejection.
From Science Daily
But each application was met with either radio silence or a rejection.
From BBC
Her vocal delivery exuded fearlessness, individuality and a flat-out rejection of prior female role models, inspiring Madonna, Blondie, the Cars, the Clash, Sonic Youth and many other punk, new wave and alternative rockers.
In particular, Hamas announced, “The Palestinian factions also stressed their rejection of any clause related to disarming Gaza.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
