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Recent Examples of Synonyms for defaulting
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Over the summer the FDA convened a panel on the safety of certain antidepressants in pregnancy that tried to cast doubt on this research, ignoring the real harms of not treating depression or anxiety for pregnant people themselves and for their fetuses.—
Tanya Lewis,
Scientific American,
23 Oct. 2025 -
But the writers, like Noah and Joanne, are ignoring that fundamental fork in the road in favor of inane high jinks from the couple and their increasingly irksome friends and family.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
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Consistently disregarding your wellbeing.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
7 Oct. 2025
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Cook’s attorneys said the government was disregarding facts in her case.—
Samantha Delouya,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
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In 2018, the Texas secretary of state issued a statewide advisory after reports that Hart’s eSlate voting machines were changing voters’ straight-ticket selections or omitting certain races altogether during early voting.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Oct. 2025
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By omitting the subsidies, the bill effectively raised health care costs for millions of middle-income Americans.—
Christopher Robertson,
The Conversation,
7 Oct. 2025
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The Leafs chased the Kraken around the Toronto zone for extended periods, failing to control play as Stolarz tried and mostly excelled in keeping his team in it.—
Jonas Siegel,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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The prince was widely criticized for failing to show empathy for Epstein's victims and for offering unbelievable explanations for his friendship with the disgraced financier.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Defaulting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defaulting. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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