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Recent Examples of Synonyms for defaulting
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Wrapped in a blanked on the sofa, binging reruns of The Oprah Show on YouTube and gleefully ignoring emails all morning is my idea of heaven.—
Jackie Fields,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025 -
On July 4, after Zane confessed to feeling guilty about ignoring more texts from his family members, the chatbot offered to help Zane craft a terse message to them.—
Allison Gordon,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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The Palantir leader goes as far as completely disregarding elite diplomas when considering who to hire at the company.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Consistently disregarding your wellbeing.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
7 Oct. 2025
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Keynote speaker Frédérique Irwin states that omitting women's history contributes to the gender parity gap.—
Duante Beddingfield,
Freep.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Adjust the spice level to your preference by omitting or halving the amount of each that the recipe calls for.—
Patricia S York,
Southern Living,
6 Nov. 2025
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Rams 23, 49ers 20 Lock of the Week Much was made this week about the Bills failing to acquire a wide receiver at the trade deadline and whether that handicaps their Super Bowl chances.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
8 Nov. 2025
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There was excessive growth of microtubules that wasn’t caused by an increase in gene activity, but likely due to the cells failing to clear away old or misfolded proteins.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Defaulting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defaulting. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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