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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Still, gaming’s impact on licensed music can’t be ignored.—
Kaare Eriksen,
Variety,
12 May 2025
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Get best-in-class reporting that's too important to ignore for just $2.50 $1 per month for 1 year.—
Julian Chokkattu,
Wired News,
12 May 2025
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Therefore the May revise, as it’s dubbed, is likely to contain even more expedient fixes that may postpone the day of fiscal reckoning until Newsom’s governorship ends two years hence but will continue to plague his successor and the Legislature.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
9 May 2025
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Weather or unforeseen circumstances could postpone the closures, the releases state.—
Gael Langdon,
Arkansas Online,
9 May 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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Consider this: if users can readily obtain answers from their iPhone's lock screen or through Siri without needing to open a browser, Google's role in the information access process diminishes significantly.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
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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Early morning flights are typically the least likely to be canceled or delayed, and taking nonstop flights whenever possible reduces your chances of an issue during your journey.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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The board also leaves out other considerations that people have for delaying or not having children: the environmental crisis, for one example.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
14 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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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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As de Lara explains to Tanner, each Greek temple’s visual experience was different.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 May 2025
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The farm announced via Facebook that its oldest alligator died on Sunday, explaining that Morris lived at the park for 19 years.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
14 May 2025
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“Remit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remit. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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