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
Time omitted him from its ranking, a choice that no doubt will be viewed by many as just another example in a pattern of dismissing influential alternative voices.
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025
The bottom row omits shift keys, places a two-key-wide space bar between V and B, and tucks the enter key to the far right.
—PC Magazine, 25 July 2025
The video cuts away just as Lind and the board touch down in the water, conveniently omitting that the thing snapped in half upon impact.
—Brent Rose, Outside Online, 24 July 2025
The Trump administration’s AI plan omits the role of U.S. immigration policy in providing American companies access to talent in cutting-edge fields.
—Stuart Anderson, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025
The bottom row omits shift keys, places a two-key-wide space bar between V and B, and tucks the enter key to the far right.
—PC Magazine, 25 July 2025
The video cuts away just as Lind and the board touch down in the water, conveniently omitting that the thing snapped in half upon impact.
—Brent Rose, Outside Online, 24 July 2025
The Trump administration’s AI plan omits the role of U.S. immigration policy in providing American companies access to talent in cutting-edge fields.
—Stuart Anderson, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
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Tristano said the 30-year-old incident and Jack in the Box’s previous failure to conquer the Chicago market during its first go-round will likely be forgotten by most consumers in the 2025 reboot.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
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It was announced well before the release of Cyberpunk 2077 and mostly forgotten about in the wake of the disastrous launch of that game.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Crucially, many systems still fail to consider complexities like second marriages, age diversity, regional variation or cross-cultural compatibility.—
Anuradha Gupta,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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And residents who fail to remove water from outdoor receptacles could face fines and the possibility of having their electricity turned off.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Omit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/omit. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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