as in refusal
an unwillingness to grant something asked for
the request to use the restroom was just a formality—I really didn't expect a turndown
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as in to refuse
to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to
I'm afraid that I will have to turn down your invitation
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Recent Examples of turndown
Debbi Kickham, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024
Additional perks include nightly turndown service, access to a private swimming pool, priority reservations for restaurants, and a one-hour hydrotherapy session.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2024
Alexandra Koch, Fox News, 4 Jan. 2025
In one of them, he’s accused of punishing the supervisors who tried to protect the officer Pearson punished for turning down his advances.
—Harry Siegel, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Every evening at turndown, guests are served hot tea and can select from various teas, each with its own specialty such as sleepy time tea.
—Debbi Kickham, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024
Additional perks include nightly turndown service, access to a private swimming pool, priority reservations for restaurants, and a one-hour hydrotherapy session.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2024
Verb
After World War II, Denmark turned down a $100 million offer from President Harry Truman for the island.
—Alexandra Koch, Fox News, 4 Jan. 2025
In one of them, he’s accused of punishing the supervisors who tried to protect the officer Pearson punished for turning down his advances.
—Harry Siegel, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for turndown
Noun
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What to watch: Trump is considering an executive order delaying enforcement of the TikTok ban to give the administration time to find a U.S. buyer, despite ByteDance's refusal to sell for the past eight months.—
Zachary Basu,
Axios,
18 Jan. 2025
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Trump, a Republican, left office in 2021 as a political pariah after his refusal to accept his loss to Democrat Joe Biden led a mob to overrun the U.S. Capitol; he was impeached on a charge of inciting an insurrection.—
Michelle L. Price and Will Weissert,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Trump initially refused to approve federal aid to California for wildfires in 2018 until a National Security Council staffer showed him that Orange County had a dense concentration of voters who supported him, according to Politico.—
Taryn Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2025
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Anti-natalists, however, refuse to equate children with a stake in the future.—
Jack Jiang,
The Conversation,
8 Jan. 2025
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Once that’s complete, the living cells are then processed away, leaving the artery structure behind, which can then be implanted in a new patient without risk of rejection.—
Alex Knapp,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
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Former Goldman Sachs executive Ayesha Ofori was confident that investors would be keen to fund her investment platform startup — then came the wall of rejections.—
Sawdah Bhaimiya,April Roach,
CNBC,
9 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Greens, blues, and reds remain masculine while rejecting the conventions of more conservative styles.—
Ian Malone,
Vogue,
18 Jan. 2025
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While the Obama administration rejected Cheney’s outsized role for itself, Joe Biden still became a close adviser and helped achieve administration goals.—
Roy Brownell,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Jan. 2025
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But, as Hurston must have understood on some level, there was little chance that Hollywood would touch her book, because the key move in her revision of Biblical history was the denial of the divinity of Jesus.—
Louis Menand,
The New Yorker,
13 Jan. 2025
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What To Know About Chris Wright Chris Wright, CEO of Liberty Energy and Donald Trump's nominee for energy secretary, has faced criticism for his outspoken denial of the climate crisis and for Liberty Energy's involvement in a racial bias lawsuit, which was settled with federal authorities in 2024.—
John Mac Ghlionn,
Newsweek,
13 Jan. 2025
Verb
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John Irving, an attorney for de Oliveira, declined to comment on Cannon's ruling.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2025
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However, the state’s herd sizes had been declining for years; the dairy biodigester boom may have just helped stave off further decline.—
Kenny Torrella,
Vox,
13 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Luckily, Amazon’s long weekend sale is packed with deals that are too good to pass up.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Jan. 2025
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When that didn’t happen after the 2020 season, the outside opportunities finally became too good to pass up.—
Justin Williams,
The Athletic,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Turndown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turndown. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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