1
as in to decrease
to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually
waited until the rain remitted a little and ran to the car
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2
as in to ignore
to dismiss as of little importance
the judge refused to remit the young man's cavalier disregard for his pile of unpaid speeding tickets and summarily revoked his driver's license
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as in to postpone
to assign to a later time
the legislature has remitted the matter to the next session, where it will most likely die in committee
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Recent Examples of remit
In 1943, Congress passed the Current Tax Payment Act, which requires employers to withhold federal taxes from employees’ wages and remit them to the federal government.
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Sakinah Tillman, Baltimore Sun, 28 Feb. 2026
When the house is sold, what’s left is remitted back to the seller.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
Escheatment is the process of reporting and remitting unclaimed property to the states.
—New York Daily News Special Sections, New York Daily News, 17 Feb. 2026
Payroll companies will determine how much is owed for federal, state and local taxes and can remit payments directly from your checking account.
—Forbes Money Team, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
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Sakinah Tillman, Baltimore Sun, 28 Feb. 2026
When the house is sold, what’s left is remitted back to the seller.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
Escheatment is the process of reporting and remitting unclaimed property to the states.
—New York Daily News Special Sections, New York Daily News, 17 Feb. 2026
Payroll companies will determine how much is owed for federal, state and local taxes and can remit payments directly from your checking account.
—Forbes Money Team, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for remit
Verb
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Declining spring precipitation and rising temperatures have caused the Colorado’s flow to decrease by nearly 20 percent over the past quarter century.—
Mira Rojanasakul,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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After the 15th Street bike lanes were constructed, bicycle injury crashes decreased by 91 percent, according to the District Department of Transportation.—
Liam Scott,
Washington Post,
20 Mar. 2026
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But all that seemed to go ignored by the presenter, attendees said.—
Jesse Coburn,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
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But how can justice, let alone a meaningful reckoning, begin when the killings go on, swept under the rug by state officials and all but ignored by everyone else?—
Brendan King,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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The rain again caused multiple delays throughout the mostly gray, sometimes sunny and unseasonably cool day, in the end postponing at least six matches.—
Susan Miller Degnan,
Miami Herald,
21 Mar. 2026
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Following a lengthy discussion, the council agreed to postpone a final vote until March 25.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
21 Mar. 2026
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How diminished will their opportunities for success be in the real world?—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
25 Mar. 2026
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Lightning is diminishing over shipping lanes as a result of the use of cleaner fuel.—
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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Give me raiders of the lost past, any day, and forgive them their lack of footnotes.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2026
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Overcoming scandal, moving forward Crisis management experts told The Denver Post that while the public is usually willing to forgive and forget scandals if those involved do a good job communicating, the fraught nature of dealing with death makes this more complicated.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
22 Mar. 2026
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Under the modification, the General Dynamics subsidiary will aim to address supplier network bottlenecks that have delayed the delivery of the first submarine in the next-generation 12-vessel fleet of nuclear submarines.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Mar. 2026
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This delayed his feeding and cost us many peanuts.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2026
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My awe had barely subsided when, two minutes later, James got the ball, raced just past the free-throw line, and took flight.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2026
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And that dispute has not subsided.—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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Naturally, Farke was not about to reveal his hand in a press conference, but explained what will go through his mind ahead of Saturday evening.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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And her book goes a long way in explaining why.—
Alexander Kaplan,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Remit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remit. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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