as in deletions
something left out
the disk contains a selection of deleted scenes, and a couple of the omissions greatly add to the intelligibility of the movie's plot
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Recent Examples of omissions
Still, the omissions are striking as social media influencers, Letterboxd users, YouTube critics, true crime obsessives, and more power players in eventizing contemporary nightmares go unscathed.
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 4 June 2026
The most obvious omissions range from a whole sister named Janet to his musical mentor and producer Quincy Jones' entire personality.
—Rodney Carmichael, NPR, 3 June 2026
Several of its omissions are galling indeed.
—Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Franco Granda, an analyst at PitchBook, catalogued an array of omissions in a report following the publishing of the prospectus.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 29 May 2026
Artificial intelligence reflects values, omissions, blind spots, and sometimes privileges embedded in the worldview of those who build it.
—Hamilton Mann, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Inter Milan centre-back Stefan de Vrij and Liverpool’s Frimpong are other notable omissions in a squad full of names familiar to Premier League viewers, but perhaps lacking the sort of star quality necessary to progress further than the quarter-finals.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 27 May 2026
There were also notable omissions, among them midfielders Diego Luna and Tanner Tessmann.
—Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
There are gross omissions, blatant discrepancies, and outright falsehoods.
—Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 4 June 2026
The most obvious omissions range from a whole sister named Janet to his musical mentor and producer Quincy Jones' entire personality.
—Rodney Carmichael, NPR, 3 June 2026
Several of its omissions are galling indeed.
—Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Franco Granda, an analyst at PitchBook, catalogued an array of omissions in a report following the publishing of the prospectus.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 29 May 2026
Artificial intelligence reflects values, omissions, blind spots, and sometimes privileges embedded in the worldview of those who build it.
—Hamilton Mann, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Inter Milan centre-back Stefan de Vrij and Liverpool’s Frimpong are other notable omissions in a squad full of names familiar to Premier League viewers, but perhaps lacking the sort of star quality necessary to progress further than the quarter-finals.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 27 May 2026
There were also notable omissions, among them midfielders Diego Luna and Tanner Tessmann.
—Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
There are gross omissions, blatant discrepancies, and outright falsehoods.
—Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for omissions
deletions
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The embryos Egli’s team edited had no chromosomal abnormalities or large deletions and few small changes, according to the preprint.—
Laura Dattaro,
Scientific American,
10 June 2026
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These apps have been deleted by Google from its store, but are a good illustration of why users need to be warned, to ensure all Play Store app deletions are mirrored.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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“Omissions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/omissions. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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