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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
Fines could be issued to both organizations and members of the public who disregarded the measures, though the rollout was designed to be gradual to allow time for adjustment.
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 May 2026
Here, too, CDOT disregarded the objections of many residents as the agency previewed its plans during very limited neighborhood meetings and Zoom calls.
—Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
State regulators got the authority to reject transactions or to add conditions and levy fines if companies disregarded them.
—Rob Davis, ProPublica, 14 May 2026
Even the economic costs of excessive alcohol use, which top $240 billion annually — more than every American’s medical debt combined — have been disregarded.
—Lev Facher, STAT, 12 May 2026
In it, Hayek cautioned against the growing intellectual and political notions that disregarded liberty in favor of central planning of economic affairs.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 8 May 2026
But Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Moscow disregarded the goodwill gesture and launched fresh attacks.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
The story was told by media that took the league seriously when elsewhere it had been disregarded as a niche.
—Candace Buckner, New York Times, 4 May 2026
Police said the 21-year-old man was driving a 2026 Dodge at a high rate of speed westbound on Lombard Street, disregarded a red light and crashed into a Land Rover.
—Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 1 May 2026
Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 May 2026
Here, too, CDOT disregarded the objections of many residents as the agency previewed its plans during very limited neighborhood meetings and Zoom calls.
—Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
State regulators got the authority to reject transactions or to add conditions and levy fines if companies disregarded them.
—Rob Davis, ProPublica, 14 May 2026
Even the economic costs of excessive alcohol use, which top $240 billion annually — more than every American’s medical debt combined — have been disregarded.
—Lev Facher, STAT, 12 May 2026
In it, Hayek cautioned against the growing intellectual and political notions that disregarded liberty in favor of central planning of economic affairs.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 8 May 2026
But Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Moscow disregarded the goodwill gesture and launched fresh attacks.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
The story was told by media that took the league seriously when elsewhere it had been disregarded as a niche.
—Candace Buckner, New York Times, 4 May 2026
Police said the 21-year-old man was driving a 2026 Dodge at a high rate of speed westbound on Lombard Street, disregarded a red light and crashed into a Land Rover.
—Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 1 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disregarded
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Though often despised, carp are exceedingly shy and difficult, and great fighters.—
Byron W. Dalrymple,
Outdoor Life,
4 June 2026
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Corporate bosses and some regulators have long despised the practice of rooting for share prices to fall, but defenders say short selling creates an incentive to expose wrongdoing and acts as a check on increasingly passive stock markets.—
Rohan Goswami,
semafor.com,
2 June 2026
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Leah Sylvis said Maluchnik ignored many of her emails about the need to have a discussion district having too few school psychologists.—
Ricky Sayer,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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What those changes are — and who should bear the brunt of them — is a complicated and largely ignored debate happening right now.—
Anita Chabria,
Mercury News,
3 June 2026
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But my belief is that this is the mighty theme contemporary fiction has largely overlooked.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
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The South Florida native was overlooked because of his size and took his only official visit to Pitt.—
Manny Navarro,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
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The novel was initially ignored, and then—after Graham Greene called it one of the best books of the year—dismissed, and then banned, first in the UK and then in France.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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Resuming on 55-5 and requiring 254 for an unlikely win, New Zealand lost its remaining five wickets inside the first two hours of play and was dismissed for 138.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 June 2026
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