spurn
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Synonyms & Antonyms for spurn
Synonyms: Verb
balk (at), decline, deselect, disapprove, negative, nix, pass, pass up, refuse, reject, reprobate, repudiate, throw out, throw over, turn down
Antonyms: Verb
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Examples of spurn in a Sentence
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fiercely independent, the elderly couple spurned all offers of financial helpRecent Examples on the Web: Verb
Until Saturday night, McDaniels’ surprise decision to spurn the Colts and their head coaching job in February of 2018 was one of the worst moments in franchise history and made him a villain in Indianapolis. — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, "Best wishes to Andrew Luck, but timing of retirement is questionable," 25 Aug. 2019 Before the announcement, scientists were excited about the scientific potential of a Titan mission but worried that NASA might spurn it due to the high risk. — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, "NASA will fund a revolutionary mission to fly through Titan’s atmosphere," 27 June 2019 But one free agent receiver spurned the chance to play with the three-time NFL MVP and the perennially contending Patriots when making the decision on his next team, in large part because of Brady’s age. — Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, "Titans WR Adam Humphries: Tom Brady's age factored into decision not to sign with Patriots," 3 June 2019 Unlike when McGrady, Duncan and Jones spurned them, though, the Bulls got their target this time. — K.c. Johnson, chicagotribune.com, "20 years since dissolution of the dynasty, Bulls still a long way from the top," 10 June 2018 His decision to spurn the Super Bowl transitioned to a sitdown with Roger Goodell, which evolved into a larger conversation about social injustice and the possibilities of broadening the business partnership. — Stefan Bondy, courant.com, "The real reason Jay-Z didn’t perform at the Super Bowl," 15 Aug. 2019 Of course, there might be this little issue of Connelly interviewing with the Wizards only to spurn the interest of franchise owner Ted Leonsis. — Mark Kiszla, The Denver Post, "Kiszla: Nuggets need one more big piece to be legit championship contenders. His name? Bradley Beal.," 9 July 2019 Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving made a joint decision to spurn the Knicks and team up with the long-suffering Nets. — Marc Stein, New York Times, "Are Kawhi Leonard, Kevin Durant and LeBron James Too Powerful?," 8 July 2019 On July 2nd Occidental urged its shareholders to spurn Mr Icahn’s advances. — The Economist, "Investors and regulators fall out of love with colossal deals," 6 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'spurn.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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