balk (at)

verb

Definition of balk (at)next
as in to refuse
to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to she balked at lending him any more money

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for balk (at)
  1. refuse
  2. reject
  3. decline
  4. pass up
Verb
  • This week, the District Court issued a ruling refusing to grant a stay (☆) (meaning that the injunction stays in place).
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
  • During this year's presidential race, Trump refused to release his full medical records, in contrast to Vice President Kamala Harris.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of refuse
Verb
  • The judge in that case on Monday rejected Trump’s request to toss out the convictions and indictment on a claim of presidential immunity.
    Dan Mangan, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Government shutdown:Donald Trump rejects bipartisan plan to avoid a government shutdown, sets up debt ceiling battle When is the government shutdown deadline?
    Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of reject
Verb
  • Last year marked the seventh consecutive year of declining births, despite the relaxation of China's one-child policy to allow two children in 2016 and three in 2021.
    Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
  • In any case, a company with declining revenues, earnings and free cash flow may not even be able to sustain its current dividend, let alone grow it to keep pace with future inflation.
    Michael Khouw, CNBC, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of decline
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  • The 66-year-old Long Island native, who has overseen business and election content for both Fox News and Fox Business Network, reportedly passed up an offer to extend his contract, which was already set to expire at the end of this month.
    Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 19 Dec. 2024
  • This deal on the Dyson Big Ball Vacuum is too good to pass up.
    Juhi Wadia, PCMAG, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of pass up
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