Definitions
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
spurn .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective rebuffed (by a lover) without warning
Etymologies
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Examples
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Allowing McCain to win and appoint more right-wingers to the courts because you feel spurned is very dangerous ...
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Sosa watch: The wad of dollars Hampton spurned from the Chicago Cubs would seem to bode well for Sammy Sosa getting a contract extension.
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A life ignored by all respectable people; a name spurned with the foot and scorned on the tongue.
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It seems a bit rum, then, that she could be best known as the spurned wife of a cabinet minister.
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In a flow of eloquence, worthy of Esmeralda herself, she revived incidents in Pixie's life, dating from babyhood onwards, to prove to the chairs and tables, and any odd pieces of furniture which might happen to be listening, the blameless and beautiful character of the maid who had even been spurned ( "spurned" was the word used) by a recreant unworthy the name of scoundrel.
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Goldman's Lobbying Clout - Is Goldman Sachs still feared and courted in the halls of power or is it "spurned"?
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Goldman's Lobbying Clout - Is Goldman Sachs still feared and courted in the halls of power or is it "spurned"?
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TomTom has declined to tell the media whether Microsoft approached the company about a possible acquisition, but it certainly feels as though Microsoft is retaliating over some kind of spurned offer.
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Once again, the dollar is being "spurned", says Lex in the Financial Times.
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According to Godsell, Maroga denied he had resigned, and "spurned" two offers to resolve the matter.
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September 20, 2010