omissions

plural of omission

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Recent Examples of omissions Sponsors assume no responsibility for any error, omissions, interruption, deletion, defect or delay in operation with transmission, communications, line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to or allegation of submissions. CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025 Transcription questions arise about errors, omissions and mistranslations because police stops take place in chaotic, loud and frequently emotional contexts amid a host of languages. Andrew Guthrie Ferguson, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025 All of us find these exercises tempting, then difficult, because of the inevitable omissions. Michael Walker, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025 Yet his film, even in its omissions, brims with strategic ingenuity and daring, cinematic and political—to fight other films’ empty fantasies with substantial ones, to battle other advocates’ pernicious myths with virtuous ones. Richard Brody, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2025 But personally, not having brows is one of my favorite, most naturally feminine omissions from my face. Essence, 24 Sep. 2025 But true stans of the artist may also wonder at seemingly deliberate omissions. Chris Lee, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025 Many define empathy differently or fail to define it at all; others fail to use control groups, do not report effect sizes, or contain other errors and omissions that make the studies difficult to compare. Rachel Pearson, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025 In terms of notable omissions, the SE 3 lacks a blood oxygen sensor for on-demand SpO2 measurements, an electrical heart rate sensor for ECG readings, and an underwater depth gauge and water temperature sensor, features that are available on its more expensive siblings. PC Magazine, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for omissions
deletions
Noun
  • However, all of the deletions that had already been saved under the order will still be accessible to the NYT’s lawyers as evidence.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 11 Oct. 2025
  • These secondary variants took many forms, including both small changes and large deletions, duplications and expansions of their DNA.
    Santhosh Girirajan, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2025

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“Omissions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/omissions. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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