Rejection or dismissal (5-3) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BRUSHOFF Rejection or dismissal (5-3) (8)
95% DISSED Rejected or dismissed someone with contempt (6)
85% JEERED Heckled and perhaps rejected: court dismissed (6)
12% DENY Reject (4) USA Today Nov 21, 2025
12% FIRED Dismissed (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 15, 2025
12% NIX Reject (3) The Atlantic Oct 5, 2025
11% ACCEPTS Opposite of rejects (7) Commuter Nov 20, 2025
11% JILT Reject abruptly (4) Newsday Nov 18, 2025
11% SACK Dismiss (4) (4) The Guardian Quick Nov 7, 2025
11% HEAVEHO Dismissal, informally (7) Universal Nov 1, 2025
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