defaulted

past tense of default

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Verb
  • The controversy surrounding the transition blush technique is just another example of how easily, in many different fields and industries, Black women’s contributions go ignored, overlooked and erased.
    Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
  • That was followed by a spot on the Miami Swim Week runway and a rise up the pop culture rankings that couldn’t be ignored.
    Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 June 2026
Verb
  • Chicago police say that Spikes was identified as the suspect who allegedly drove at a high rate of speed and disregarded a red light in the 6900 block of South Stoney Island Ave, crashing into a sport-utility vehicle.
    Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 25 May 2026
  • But Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Moscow disregarded the goodwill gesture and launched fresh attacks.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
Verb
  • The head tax was omitted from an alternative budget plan endorsed by 26 of the city's 50 alders last week.
    Adam Harrington, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
  • Lyon was omitted for Australia’s most recent day-night Test in Jamaica in July, when the West Indies were dismissed for 27 in their second innings, and only bowled one over in last year’s pink-ball Test in Adelaide against India.
    Dominic Fifield, New York Times, 3 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Nursing home operators argued the state failed to properly account for the medical complexity of residents when calculating those payments, reducing reimbursement for facilities caring for some of the sickest patients.
    Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 11 June 2026
  • Towns called it a collective joy when the Spurs failed to score on the final possession.
    Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 11 June 2026
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“Defaulted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defaulted. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.

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