as in to forget
to miss the opportunity or obligation
you must not omit mentioning the sources you used in researching your paper
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Recent Examples of omit
However, the lawsuit states the autopsy report omitted references to physical injuries on her body, such as bruising and contusions.
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City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
The agencies were largely omitted from last week's funding legislation because Democrats refused to back immigration enforcement funding without reforms after federal agents killed two American citizens earlier this year.
—Eric McDaniel, NPR, 6 May 2026
But, the final cut that made it to theaters is instead one that ends in 1988, omitting any mention of the singer's troubling history.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026
Even small errors like misreporting income, omitting a creditor or undervaluing property can lead to delays, dismissed cases or even accusations of fraud.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
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City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
The agencies were largely omitted from last week's funding legislation because Democrats refused to back immigration enforcement funding without reforms after federal agents killed two American citizens earlier this year.
—Eric McDaniel, NPR, 6 May 2026
But, the final cut that made it to theaters is instead one that ends in 1988, omitting any mention of the singer's troubling history.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026
Even small errors like misreporting income, omitting a creditor or undervaluing property can lead to delays, dismissed cases or even accusations of fraud.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
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My writing group forgot my birthday.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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Caregivers remembered him not as a forgotten man, but as someone impossible to forget.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
20 May 2026
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Three of five flights of Starship V2 failed last year, but SpaceX avoided lengthy groundings and reeled off all five launches in a period of nine months.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
22 May 2026
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The genre at large, especially in its broadcast form, failed pretty spectacularly to make its three-ring circus of topical comedy, celebrity kibitzing, and live music thrive under ringmasters who weren’t white, male, middle-aged avatars of our societal default.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
22 May 2026
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“Omit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/omit. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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