Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blanking
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But being cautious doesn’t mean ignoring the risks.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025 -
Jeremiah has been ignoring Conrad’s texts, including a recent message wishing him a Happy Thanksgiving.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Ayala plainly accused Johnson of disregarding the city's police officers, saying the mayor only cares when there's a camera in front of him or when an officer is injured or killed in the line of duty.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Legislators drew the latest maps in 2021, disregarding a proposal from the commission.—
Julia Mueller,
The Hill,
27 Aug. 2025
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Natalia’s story grabbed the attention of the public in 2019 when Indiana prosecutors leveled charges against the Barnetts for allegedly neglecting a dependent.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 2025
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Yet America’s system is transactional, rewarding affluence while neglecting the very conditions that produce disease.—
Stan Chu Ilo,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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Advocates see that high violation rate as an indication that regulators are missing even more abuses in the fields.—
Max Blau,
ProPublica,
16 Sep. 2025
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The San Francisco 49ers managed to improve to 2-0 with a 26-21 win over the New Orleans Saints on Sunday despite missing quarterback Brock Purdy and tight end George Kittle.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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This is known as a transit, and when this happens, JWST can see the light from the star passing over the planet.—
Jonathan O'Callaghan,
Scientific American,
8 Sep. 2025
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This put the rocket on a trajectory to soar to a peak altitude of 119 miles (192 kilometers), passing over the Atlantic Ocean, South Africa, and then the Indian Ocean before falling back into the atmosphere.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
27 Aug. 2025
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Despite spending the whole three-hour awards show telling people that their overlong speeches were losing the Boys & Girls Club of America money, the bit was a ruse.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
15 Sep. 2025
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Resilience, in the simplest terms, is the ability to recover from challenges, adapt to change and keep moving forward without losing your core sense of purpose.—
Raquel Gomes,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Blanking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blanking. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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