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
Kathryn Romeyn, TIME, 25 July 2024
Teepee tents set up in his room no longer woo him, milk and cookies at turndown service simply get a shrug.
—Chris Schalkx, Travel + Leisure, 24 July 2024
Alena Botros, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024
Supreme Court turns down Michael Cohen's bid to revive suit against Trump
Supreme Court won't hear challenge to Consumer Product Safety Commission
Melissa Quinn
Melissa Quinn is a politics reporter for CBSNews.com.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 23 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Days start effortlessly with a doorstep dropoff of hot seasonal muffins and end with a fresh-baked cookie turndown service.
—Kathryn Romeyn, TIME, 25 July 2024
Teepee tents set up in his room no longer woo him, milk and cookies at turndown service simply get a shrug.
—Chris Schalkx, Travel + Leisure, 24 July 2024
Verb
Robbie, who will star in and produce the film, turned down the streaming platform’s $150 million offer in preference of a theater release.
—Alena Botros, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024
Supreme Court turns down Michael Cohen's bid to revive suit against Trump
Supreme Court won't hear challenge to Consumer Product Safety Commission
Melissa Quinn
Melissa Quinn is a politics reporter for CBSNews.com.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 23 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for turndown
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The system proved incapable of punishing Trump personally for his concerted, multifaceted refusal to accept his defeat and accept a peaceful transfer of power in 2020.Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2024
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Meanwhile, Biden’s refusal to exit the 2024 presidential race after a disastrous initial debate performance in June kicked off a whirlwind season that gave rise to Harris.Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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The surviving victim of the shooting initially provided some information to police, but after recovering from his injuries denied any knowledge of who shot him and refused to cooperate, authorities said.Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Vice President Kamala Harris refused to accept any responsibility for the inflation that has devastated the middle-class and lower-income groups.Richard Stacy, The Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2024
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The migration issues at the border, Swalwell said, could have been solved if not for Republicans’ rejection of a bipartisan border bill that would have provided for more border patrol officers and increased funding for border security.Chase Hunter, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Many of these communities will have faced rejection or exclusion from a product or service application.Ivo Gueorguiev, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Despite high-profile endorsements and millions of dollars spent on advertising, Colorado voters rejected Initiative 131.Krista Kafer, The Denver Post, 11 Nov. 2024
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In 2018, Arizona voters overwhelmingly rejected school vouchers.Eli Hager, ProPublica, 9 Nov. 2024
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While climate denial allows people to protect themselves from feelings of distress, terror management theory suggests that denying death is just the tip of the iceberg.Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
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Harris has characterized Trump as a threat to democracy, noting his continued denial of the outcome of the 2020 election.Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024
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In the third quarter the negative trend in APAC mitigated, declining 3 percent, with a clear improvement compared to the previous three months, mainly driven by acceleration outside Greater China and South Korea.Luisa Zargani, WWD, 20 Nov. 2024
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Frank, who turns 70 next year, is quoted in the series but declined to participate further.Angela Andaloro, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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Eventually, though Phoebe’s backstory dictated that her mother had died by suicide, the writers found the comedic pairing too charmed to pass up.Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2024
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The lure of a road trip to check out a haunted bridge was too good to pass up, but the tale itself doesn’t seem to resonate beyond a passing curiosity.Elizabeth Friend, Longreads, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Turndown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turndown. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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