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
For a vegetarian version, omit the meat entirely and add an extra helping of black beans or another bean, such as kidney.
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Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
Pickleball wasn’t common before 2014, and database text fields were shorter before 2019, possibly omitting earlier cases.
—New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2025
The father, who requested his name be omitted from PEOPLE's interview, declined to comment.
—Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Instead, its gambit is to inflate the interlude chapters from King’s novel, which trace the town’s cursed history with its resident evil and were omitted from Muschietti’s films.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2025
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Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
Pickleball wasn’t common before 2014, and database text fields were shorter before 2019, possibly omitting earlier cases.
—New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2025
The father, who requested his name be omitted from PEOPLE's interview, declined to comment.
—Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Instead, its gambit is to inflate the interlude chapters from King’s novel, which trace the town’s cursed history with its resident evil and were omitted from Muschietti’s films.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for omit
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No more having to wait for the preheat temperature or worrying about forgetting to set it.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
7 Nov. 2025
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Rustin ran his hand over his own neck and forgot his mission.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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The Tigers also failed on their lone fourth-down attempt, a fourth-and-5 at the Texas A&M 27.—
Maddie Hartley,
Kansas City Star,
9 Nov. 2025
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The Horned Frogs outgained Iowa State 432-272, but failed to come out on top as the Cyclones snapped their four-game losing streak.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Omit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/omit. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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