default (on)

verb

Definition of default (on)next
as in to pass over

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  1. pass over
  2. ignore
  3. slight
  4. forget
  5. disregard
  6. neglect
Verb
  • Can the MacBook Neo make the jump to an annual upgrade, perhaps with the original MacBook Neo being passed over to other family members?
    — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • Young and Legette also connected on a zipping pass over the middle in 7-on-7 drills.
    — Mike Kaye July 26, Charlotte Observer, 26 July 2026
Definition of pass over
Verb
  • Renner said Donalds is ignoring base Republican voters in his campaign, especially by refusing to debate him, Collins and conservative activist and investor James Fishback.
    — Gray Rohrer, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
  • The simple, rather depressing, and completely overwhelming fact of the matter is that the Marvel Cinematic Universe cannot be ignored, even as superhero fatigue has definitively set in at the global box office.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
Definition of ignore
Verb
  • The poem is rife with open meanings; however, its principal question is important for anyone who has felt slighted or discouraged from conducting their lives with reverie.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 July 2026
  • Luckily for Rhaena, Lady Jeyne is a pragmatist — and one who feels slighted by Rhaenyra.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 June 2026
Definition of slight
Verb
  • After Graham was eulogized Tuesday in the nation's capital as an indefatigable dealmaker by the president, vice president and others, mourners in Columbia prepared to remember him Wednesday as the son of pool hall owners who never forgot his roots.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
  • The 2026 installation, by Autumn Knight, echoes Knight’s performance this past April for the show, in which the artist played mother to audience members, treating them as children who had forgotten her birthday.
    — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of forget
Verb
  • Because our governor and attorney general have long disregarded the most effective tools already at their disposal to fulfill their pronounced objective.
    — Dean Lerner, Washington Post, 28 July 2026
  • Further, some parents disregard the possibility of jet lag altogether, as Julissa Baez, pediatrician and clinical professor at New York University, has observed in her practice.
    — Sophia Dyer, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 July 2026
Definition of disregard
Verb
  • However, the district instead neglected the building for three decades.
    — Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026
  • Businesses often spend significant resources optimizing online user experiences while neglecting the physical experience customers encounter in the real world.
    — Salman Altaf, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of neglect
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“Default (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/default%20%28on%29. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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