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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are rebuffed" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where someone is rejected or dismissed, often in response to a request or proposal.
Example: "Despite their efforts to negotiate, their suggestions were met with silence and they were ultimately rebuffed."
Alternatives: "are rejected" or "are turned down".
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are rebuffed
verb
To refuse; to offer sudden or harsh resistance; to turn down or shut out.
Exact(36)
Attempts to stroke it are rebuffed.
1974 Attempts to merge with Tunisia are rebuffed.
That not what peacebuilders do; and, that's often the reason their services are rebuffed.
In 1992 he wrote: "Parents complain first to the church and are rebuffed.
Registration takes place at breakneck speed, and even then, students are rebuffed.
Every time her impractical ideas are rebuffed by a unified EU, they plunge back into denial.
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Moderates are rebuffing them.
The G.A.O. was rebuffed.
Both proposals were rebuffed.
The request was rebuffed.
The man was rebuffed.
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