Declines
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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A guy at the bar offers her a drink and she declines, failing to understand this social cue.
Source: Series / The Bridge US - Kakuzu stole his opponents' hearts to replace his old, failing ones (though Kakuzu declines to think of it as immortality, being more of an extended lifespan than an indefinite one, and is likely more interested in the power that gives him than the immortality).
Source: Immortality Immorality
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