reject flatly
Frequency: 8.51.8 per million words
to refuse to accept or consider something in a direct and final way
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- The committee will reject the proposal flatly if it lacks proper documentation.
- She decided to reject his offer flatly without any explanation.
- The board of directors chose to reject the merger flatly.
- Management will reject any request for overtime pay flatly.
- The judge had to reject the evidence flatly due to procedural errors.
- University admissions officers reject applications flatly when requirements aren't met.
- The negotiator decided to reject their final terms flatly.
- Local authorities reject the development plans flatly.
- The editor will reject manuscripts flatly if they don't follow submission guidelines.
- Voters may reject the new tax proposal flatly in next month's referendum.