a rebuff to

Frequency: 8.018.3 per million words

used to indicate who or what is being rejected

rebuffPREPOSITION

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Examples (10)

  • The election results were a significant rebuff to the Prime Minister's authority.
  • This policy change is seen as a major rebuff to international human rights groups.
  • The rejection of the deal was a sharp rebuff to the activist investors.
  • Her latest novel is a creative rebuff to those who criticized her early work.
  • The court's decision delivered a stinging rebuff to the administration's legal strategy.
  • Voters delivered a clear rebuff to the ruling party in the recent local elections.
  • The strike was a direct rebuff to the management's new contract offer.
  • His silence served as a cold rebuff to her attempts at reconciliation.
  • The new trade agreement represents a rebuff to protectionist policies worldwide.
  • In a rebuff to the president, Congress voted against the controversial bill.