1
as in to refuse
to be unwilling to grant
our supervisor nixed my request to work from home, if only on a trial basis
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2
as in to dismiss
to reject by or as if by a vote
movie audiences have effectively nixed the idea of the reviving the old-fashioned western by emphatically ignoring this latest effort
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as in to reject
to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to
the committee nixed the additional expenditures
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Recent Examples of nix
Jimmy Kimmel Live nixed its taping for Wednesday night, while CBS’ After Midnight, hosted by Taylor Tomlinson, is off for the rest of the week.
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Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 9 Jan. 2025
Earlier on Tuesday, Universal pulled the plug on their world premiere for the Blumhouse horror film Wolf Man and Amazon nixed their LA premiere for the Jennifer Lopez feature Unstoppable.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2025
Listen to this article A GOP state senator wants to nix Florida’s merit pay requirement for teachers, unwinding the first-in-the-nation policy pushed into law by Republicans, but fiercely opposed by most teachers, more than a decade ago.
—Steven Walker, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2025
Former police chief Joe Chacon, who served in the role from 2021 to 2023, nixed a plan to do so after concluding that the sidewalks were too narrow and could not safely contain the swarms of people that flock to the area on weekends.
—Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American-Statesman, 2 Jan. 2025
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Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 9 Jan. 2025
Earlier on Tuesday, Universal pulled the plug on their world premiere for the Blumhouse horror film Wolf Man and Amazon nixed their LA premiere for the Jennifer Lopez feature Unstoppable.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2025
Listen to this article A GOP state senator wants to nix Florida’s merit pay requirement for teachers, unwinding the first-in-the-nation policy pushed into law by Republicans, but fiercely opposed by most teachers, more than a decade ago.
—Steven Walker, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2025
Former police chief Joe Chacon, who served in the role from 2021 to 2023, nixed a plan to do so after concluding that the sidewalks were too narrow and could not safely contain the swarms of people that flock to the area on weekends.
—Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American-Statesman, 2 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nix
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Melania's fashion became politicized in 2017 when some designers refused to dress her, and her supporters have been critical of Vogue not featuring her on the cover, unlike other first ladies.—
Newsweek,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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Trump’s second swearing-in comes after the previous transition of power in 2020 was marked by tension, after Trump refused to concede and a mob of his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.—
Chantelle Lee,
TIME,
20 Jan. 2025
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Gerlach allegedly dismissed Walker’s findings and fired Mitchell anyway, according to the lawsuit.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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In his memo, Mizelle also instructed the department to dismiss three existing FACE Act cases.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA TODAY,
24 Jan. 2025
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But in September 2022 the new constitution was voted down, rejected in all 16 regions in Chile.—
Sammy Feldblum,
The Dial,
30 Jan. 2025
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The passage of the bill signals a GOP civil war brewing between DeSantis and Perez and Albritton, who rejected the governor's immigration proposal in favor of their own plan.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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And the Supreme Court has reaffirmed it in the years since — including in the 1982 case Plyler v. Doe, which held that states cannot deny students a free public education based on their immigration status.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
23 Jan. 2025
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Chris Brown says he is banned from entering Canada Brown confirmed that he was denied entry into Canada based on his criminal history just hours before he was set to perform in the first of two performances in Toronto.—
Alex Heigl,
People.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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In 2020, then-Gov. Hogan vetoed the Blueprint, citing funding concerns at the time.—
Mikenzie Frost,
Baltimore Sun,
25 Jan. 2025
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The future of federal courts One of Biden’s lesser known, but very substantial, final acts in office involves vetoing the JUDGES Act of 2024.—
Paul M. Collins Jr.,
The Conversation,
16 Jan. 2025
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Popular on Variety Reps for Skydance and Paramount Global declined to comment.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2025
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The Heritage Foundation declined to comment for this story.—
Nik Popli,
TIME,
24 Jan. 2025
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Moments later, she was killed….This child lost his mother and father in mere seconds.—
Zeena Saifi,
CNN,
24 Jan. 2025
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Only after her fiancé was killed, Hart said, did her employer install a lock and door handle.—
Cathie Anderson,
Sacramento Bee,
24 Jan. 2025
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Johansson shared that Rose recently ignored a boy who had a crush on her, leaving him feeling hurt.—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
24 Jan. 2025
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Except a funny thing happened when the Chiefs dialed up the call in overtime: The 49ers basically ignored Hardman.—
Jesse Newell,
Kansas City Star,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Nix.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nix. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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