defaults (on)

present tense third-person singular of default (on)

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • As air passes over fabric treated with Pure.
    Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The chain is routed through the center of the buoy, passes over a gypsy wheel, and descends again, while excess chain hangs freely to accommodate movement.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • And anybody who ignores these issues does so at their peril.
    Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
  • This willfully blinkered vision, or, more precisely, reëlection platform, ignores the cost in global opinion along with the moral and political fractures within Israel itself.
    David Remnick, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • What a leader neglects in the dark will inevitably be revealed in the light, often at staggering costs.
    Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • This narrative neglects the systemic nature of discrimination, Black lived experiences, and ongoing activism.
    Time, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Wild West saloon — fully equipped with fans, refrigerators, booze and a television — overlooks a pristine saltwater pool in the center of the quarter-acre yard.
    David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2025
  • It’s located in the neighborhood of Hunts Point in King County, which overlooks Lake Washington and is about seven miles from Amazon HQ in downtown Seattle.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Yet, the Puerto Rican government has taken a celebratory stance that disregards the pain of thousands who are still awaiting justice.
    MSNBC Newsweek, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
  • This disregards their income or net worth.
    Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025
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“Defaults (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defaults%20%28on%29. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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