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Six example sentences with dismiss, each labelled with its topic.
People routinely dismiss evidence that contradicts a belief they already hold, and they do it faster when tired.
Psychology
Two investors dismissed the idea in under a minute, saying nobody would pay for software that only saved twenty seconds.
Startups
The committee dismissed the timber proposal without opening the drawings, assuming that only concrete could carry a nine-story building.
Architecture
Every scout dismissed the undersized guard as too slow, and he led the league in steals four years later.
Basketball
Positivists dismissed most metaphysical questions as meaningless, refusing to consider any claim that no experiment could test.
Philosophy
The fund manager dismissed the warning in the footnotes, and three quarters later the company's debt came due.
Finance
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Found in 6 published word lists
- New General Service List (Browne et al. 2013)Authoritative
- General Service List (West 1953, Bauman/Culligan rev.)Authoritative
- Israeli Psychometric English dictionary (Campus IL / NITE)Authoritative
- Manhattan Prep 1000 GRE WordsRecognized
- 5000 GRE Words (widely used study list)Recognized
- GRE Word List 4700 (widely used study list)Recognized
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