1
as in rejecting
to be unwilling to grant
our supervisor nixed my request to work from home, if only on a trial basis
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2
as in dismissing
to reject by or as if by a vote
movie audiences have effectively nixed the idea of the reviving the old-fashioned western by emphatically ignoring this latest effort
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as in refusing
to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to
the committee nixed the additional expenditures
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Recent Examples of nixing
That meant installing sturdy granite countertops in the kitchen and nixing a formal dining room entirely.
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Laura May Todd, Architectural Digest, 2 Oct. 2024
Laura May Todd, Architectural Digest, 2 Oct. 2024
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The issue of whether and how to change the Supreme Court is deeply polarizing along partisan lines, with many Democrats demanding change in recent years and most Republicans dismissing those demands as efforts to stop the court's shift to the right.Tobi Raji The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 8 Dec. 2024
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In late November, the team fired general manager Joe Douglas, just six weeks after dismissing head coach Robert Saleh.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
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For The Times) Cathedral pressed hard for an equalizer in the final 40 minutes, but senior goalkeeper Chris Stillwell stood tall for the visitors, denying several quality chances from close range.Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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Apparently, that company is really bad on denying claims.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Instead of pushing down and ignoring, actively look at everything in your life — good and bad.Corrin Gani, Austin American-Statesman, 11 Dec. 2024
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Kroger breached the merger agreement by refusing to divest assets necessary for antitrust approval, ignoring feedback from regulators, rejecting divesture buyers and failing to cooperate with Albertsons, the company claims.Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Nixing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nixing. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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