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as in despised
to ignore in a disrespectful manner
disregarded the wishes of his tradition-conscious family in his choice of a bride
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as in ignored
to fail to give proper attention to
disregarded the posted warnings of avalanche danger and went skiing anyway
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as in overlooked
to dismiss as of little importance
this essay is so good that I can safely disregard a couple of spelling errors
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Recent Examples of disregarded
During closing statements last month, prosecutors argued that the four people disregarded safety precautions, with former employees testifying that the facility failed to use ground straps.
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Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Then, as Musk has been prone to do, the former presidential adviser disregarded much of his previous explanation and said that building a civilization on Mars was still an option, just that building on the Moon is SpaceX’s current priority.
—Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 9 Feb. 2026
This is not to suggest the poll should be disregarded.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2026
Reynolds and others also complained that commissioners disregarded previous wetland-restoration work that Kelly performed on the site.
—Jenny Staletovich, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2026
Wilson then failed to appear for court hearings and generally disregarded her release conditions, according to prosecutors.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
For now, ocean acidification can’t be disregarded as a threat facing sharks, Baum said.
—Patrick Whittle, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Bukele has disregarded due process and repealed term limits in El Salvador; according to Human Rights Watch, prisoners at CECOT are routinely tortured.
—Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Young’s warnings were eventually disregarded, with Mara, the younger brother of team president and CEO John Mara, returning to the organization as vice president of player evaluation in 2003 after a decade-long sabbatical.
—Dan Duggan, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Then, as Musk has been prone to do, the former presidential adviser disregarded much of his previous explanation and said that building a civilization on Mars was still an option, just that building on the Moon is SpaceX’s current priority.
—Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 9 Feb. 2026
This is not to suggest the poll should be disregarded.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2026
Reynolds and others also complained that commissioners disregarded previous wetland-restoration work that Kelly performed on the site.
—Jenny Staletovich, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2026
Wilson then failed to appear for court hearings and generally disregarded her release conditions, according to prosecutors.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
For now, ocean acidification can’t be disregarded as a threat facing sharks, Baum said.
—Patrick Whittle, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Bukele has disregarded due process and repealed term limits in El Salvador; according to Human Rights Watch, prisoners at CECOT are routinely tortured.
—Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Young’s warnings were eventually disregarded, with Mara, the younger brother of team president and CEO John Mara, returning to the organization as vice president of player evaluation in 2003 after a decade-long sabbatical.
—Dan Duggan, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disregarded
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Ann Godoff, the founder of Penguin Press and the editor of Ron Chernow, Zadie Smith, Salman Rushdie, and Thomas Pynchon, would have despised this obituary.—
Franklin Foer,
The Atlantic,
26 Feb. 2026
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Liberal Democrats who despised Daley as a corrupt big-city boss hailed Jackson as a hero.—
Johanna Neuman,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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Injuries over the past year may have left him unavailable for selection, but there were times last season when his claims were ignored and others like Newcastle United’s Dan Burn and Liverpool’s Jarell Quansah (now at Bayer Leverkusen) were selected.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2026
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For months, Bill Clinton, 79, and Hillary Clinton, 78, largely ignored the matter in public but that became harder to sustain in December when the former president was featured prominently in the first batch of Epstein files.—
STEVEN SLOAN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
26 Feb. 2026
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The cost hurdle could be overlooked in the short term, but having a system with actuators and a movable battery rack would also occupy more space, potentially requiring a compromise between cabin space and the number of cells in the battery pack.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Feb. 2026
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Randall is owed a debt of gratitude for championing the important and too-often overlooked culinary contributions of African Americans.—
Brad Johnson,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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Kabul has dismissed the casualty claim as inaccurate.—
MUNIR AHMED,
Arkansas Online,
1 Mar. 2026
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On the doorstep of a pivotal, final week and with its season in serious danger of unraveling, USC basketball’s leading scorer has been dismissed from the program.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Disregarded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disregarded. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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