The more she spurns my love, the more it grows.
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Spurns
Synonyms for "spurns" (129 found)
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Closest matches (26)
Strong matches (39)
Related words (64)
objectostracizeoutlawpack offpasspass bypass uppick and chooseproscribepush asidepush backput backrebuffrecantrefuserefuse to considerrefuse to receiverelegaterenouncerepel
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reprobaterepudiaterepulserusticatescoffscornscorn to receivescoutsend awaysend downsend offsend packingsend to coventryshove awayshunslightsneersneer atsneeze atsniffsnortsnubspit uponspurningsteer clear ofthe cold shoulderthe go-bythrow awaythrow outthrust backthrust outtransportturn awayturn backturn downturn outwaiveward offwithhold
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Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
Meanwhile, with beaten breasts and streaming hair, / the Trojan dames, a sad and suppliant train, / the veil to partial Pallas' temple bear. / Stern, with averted eyes the Goddess spurns their prayer.
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Does the country risk being enclosed in a geographical cocoon if it spurns a multi-continent project for which everyone else has signed up?
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