BLANKED Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

blanked

verb

past tense of blank

as in ignored

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Our guide to the warning signs of identity theft explains other clues that should not be ignored.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Hughes said that what union members and retirees want is to be heard after feeling ignored by politicians.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of ignored

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According to the report, the two commissioners questioned the legality of some of the decisions, but Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar disregarded their objections.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
Problems also arise, agents say, when a community’s history is disregarded.

— Emily Hochberg, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of disregarded

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Bergamot Station was a neglected, decaying railroad station and industrial zone when Craig Krull first saw it back in 1994.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
More recently, Hoffman found that while Microsoft still heavily promoted AI at its Build conference in June, the company neglected to mention its AI-first PC hardware brand.

— James Peckham, PC Magazine, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of neglected

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Scientists can now examine sections of DNA that were once inaccessible and detect forms of genetic variation that older methods may have missed.

— Euan Ashley, STAT, 1 Oct. 2026
For those who missed it, Stephens hit a sliding Moore in the helmet during the second quarter, knocking Moore out of the game and sending the star quarterback to the hospital down the street on a stretcher.

— Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of missed

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But those on the other side of the debate argued that bringing an iced coffee to a job interview shouldn’t be the reason a qualified candidate gets passed over.

— Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 23 Sep. 2026
In the early stage of the trip, the twin-engine jets headed for Alaska and passed over Greenland, where an Airbus A400M support plane capable of landing on ice was stationed.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2026

Definition of passed over

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Those challenges become tomorrow’s workforce shortages, rising health care costs, and lost economic potential.

— Stanley McChrystal, STAT, 29 Sep. 2026
However, the work, done with Tanzanian government partners, helps track threatened species and monitor human activity that endangers the region’s wildlife, making the few cameras lost in the process all the more worth it.

— Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of lost

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