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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3
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
And if that individual’s account is not at Goldman but at UBS in Switzerland, then PepsiCo itself would be responsible for sending $3 out of the $10 dividend to the IRS, remitting only $7 to the UBS account.
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Alex Raskolnikov, Foreign Affairs, 19 Feb. 2025
Under the executive order, carriers like OEC, which operates its own brokerage arm, will play a major role in assessing tariff rates and remitting those duties to CBP.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 8 Apr. 2025
To simplify compliance, the EU introduced the Import One Stop Shop, a voluntary scheme that allows online sellers to collect VAT at the point of sale for goods valued at €150 or less and remit it through a single registration in one member state.
—Aleksandra Bal, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Both resident and non-resident providers will be responsible for collecting and remitting RST when their services are used in Manitoba.
—Aleksandra Bal, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
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Alex Raskolnikov, Foreign Affairs, 19 Feb. 2025
Under the executive order, carriers like OEC, which operates its own brokerage arm, will play a major role in assessing tariff rates and remitting those duties to CBP.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 8 Apr. 2025
To simplify compliance, the EU introduced the Import One Stop Shop, a voluntary scheme that allows online sellers to collect VAT at the point of sale for goods valued at €150 or less and remit it through a single registration in one member state.
—Aleksandra Bal, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Both resident and non-resident providers will be responsible for collecting and remitting RST when their services are used in Manitoba.
—Aleksandra Bal, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for remit
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The four-seamer might be decreasing in usage, and the worst single pitch in the game - but the great ones have great ones.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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Research has also shown that being outside in nature can help decrease anxiety, stress, and anger, according to a UC Davis Health blog post.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
8 May 2025
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Yet in a nation where 42 percent of adults live with obesity—a rate that has nearly doubled since the 1980s—the arrival of a drug that actually works was hard to ignore.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Apr. 2025
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For employers across all sectors, the consequences of ignoring employee financial wellness are significant.—
Kevin Cohee,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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It will either get postponed, or prepare for the entire group not to make it out of the groupchat.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
29 Apr. 2025
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But if the alert lasts more than 30 minutes, the screening is postponed.—
Sonya Vseliubska,
IndieWire,
28 Apr. 2025
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Give ample space to large vehicles - Trucks or buses can create a water spray that diminishes visibility.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
9 May 2025
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For households, purchasing power diminishes as prices outpace wage growth.—
Kate Nalepinski,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
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Miami would be forgiven for not expecting two of the modern era’s most prolific big-game players to make such a difference, but that’s the hand Mascherano was dealt at this stage.—
Jeff Rueter,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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The unpaid interest is forgiven if your payment doesn’t fully cover the interest.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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The execution was delayed from its anticipated time of 6 p.m. ET as the United States Supreme Court considered Hutchinson's final appeals.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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The construction schedule for Brooklyn is already roughly three years beyond that deadline and the timelines for the completion of the others are further delayed.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2025
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Lisa Wins, But Sincerity Takes the Crown When the eyeliner dries and the laughter subsides, Lisa Gilroy emerges as the episode’s victor.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
5 May 2025
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That fear subsided after the war became bogged down in Ukraine’s east.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
5 May 2025
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This is where cryopreservation comes in, explains seed- and cryobiologist Manuela Nagel of the Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research, co-author of an article on cryopreservation in the 2024 Annual Review of Plant Biology.—
Katarina Zimmer,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 May 2025
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Publisher Rockstar Games, a division of Take Two Interactive, explained in a statement to customers that the longer timeline will allow for a better final product.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
2 May 2025
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“Remit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remit. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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