ignoring 1 of 2

noun

Definition of ignoringnext
as in disregard

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ignoring

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verb

present participle of ignore
1
as in forgetting
to fail to give proper attention to ignoring your health now will haunt you further down the road

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as in forgiving
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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“Ignoring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ignoring. Accessed 31 Jan. 2023.

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