Getting and Rejecting

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Getting noun - The act of acquiring something.

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Rejecting is an antonym for getting in topics: act of procuring, act of changing.

Nearby Word: get

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Getting is an antonym for rejecting.

Nearby Words: reject, rejected, rejection, rejector, rejecter

Harmonix PR says this was only changed due to user confusion (rejecting an event makes it appear more often, so savvy players would keep getting this offer instead of other ones).

Source: Video Game / Rock Band
From Bad to Worse: After rejecting Dean and almost getting raped by Hank, Jesse runs to Ruby, who's her last friend.

Source: Film / The Neon Demon
That and a combination of Buffy's mother rejecting her and Kendra's death getting pinned on her caused Buffy to run away to Los Angeles.

Source: Pyrrhic Victory

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