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as in forgets
to fail to give proper attention to
ignoring your health now will haunt you further down the road
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as in forgives
to dismiss as of little importance
although the movie is a cinematic tour de force, one can't ignore the fact that it seriously distorts history
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Recent Examples of ignores
Democrats expressed their distaste with the GOP plan after they were iced out of negotiations for the short-term legislation that ignores their demand to put guardrails on Elon Musk’s federal cost-cutting mission through the Department of Government Efficiency.
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Lauren Green, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Mar. 2025
Work-Life Intersections Career planning in our organizations often ignores life's complexities.
—Dan Pontefract, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Criminalizing homelessness ignores its root causes, including Silicon Valley’s extreme wealth gap and lack of affordable housing.
—Rabbi Dana Magat, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2025
This blanket classification ignores bitcoin’s unique properties, creating unnecessary barriers for businesses and investors.
—Susie Violet Ward, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
This is a clear violation of international law and an act that ignores the principles of humanitarianism.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
This baffling rationalization ignores the entire point of the process by which visa holders become permanent residents and, often, citizens (not to mention the existence of time).
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2025
The Israeli prime minister ignores the views of the majority of his people.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2025
But not everyone ignores them, and, unlike Moyer, not everyone has an E-ZPass account to check.
—Kevin Williams, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025
Lauren Green, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Mar. 2025
Work-Life Intersections Career planning in our organizations often ignores life's complexities.
—Dan Pontefract, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Criminalizing homelessness ignores its root causes, including Silicon Valley’s extreme wealth gap and lack of affordable housing.
—Rabbi Dana Magat, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2025
This blanket classification ignores bitcoin’s unique properties, creating unnecessary barriers for businesses and investors.
—Susie Violet Ward, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
This is a clear violation of international law and an act that ignores the principles of humanitarianism.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
This baffling rationalization ignores the entire point of the process by which visa holders become permanent residents and, often, citizens (not to mention the existence of time).
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2025
The Israeli prime minister ignores the views of the majority of his people.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2025
But not everyone ignores them, and, unlike Moyer, not everyone has an E-ZPass account to check.
—Kevin Williams, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ignores
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But of course, the fact that Bezos’s message meant anything partisan at all explains the problem for the rest of the progressive press.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
28 Feb. 2025
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Cutting $2 trillion without touching politically sensitive programs like Social Security and Medicare requires deep reductions elsewhere—likely in discretionary spending, which funds everything from education to defense, a Forbes staff report explains.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Use Airtable to track client progress, then set up an automation in Zapier to alert you when a client misses two sessions in a row or stops completing tasks.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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But what happens when a broadcasting channel misses the most crucial part of the action?—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
10 Mar. 2025
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While this initiative aims to reward family formation, DOT also justifies its stance by saying projects will go to areas with rising populations, which presumably would need them in years to come.—
Haisten Willis,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
10 Mar. 2025
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's powerful sister, Kim Yo Jong, has condemned the United States for deploying an aircraft carrier to South Korea, calling the move a provocative act that justifies its nuclear program.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Ignores.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ignores. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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