as in fails
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 omits
Meanwhile, green uses fresh green chiles, and white omits the chiles altogether.
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Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2026
However, that simple description omits the colorful characters, bizarre adventures, and brilliant dialogue that have helped this film stand the test of time.
—Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025
This story has been updated to reflect guests at the black-tie dinner based on the official White House guest list and omits a guest that turned out not to be in attendance.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 19 Nov. 2025
His memoir is a patchy affair, to be honest, which omits entire swaths of his achievement, yet its wayward momentum exerts a certain charm, as if Hopkins were only just in control of his reminiscences.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Accordingly, the film retains certain elements of the novel, but omits or changes others.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2026
However, that simple description omits the colorful characters, bizarre adventures, and brilliant dialogue that have helped this film stand the test of time.
—Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025
This story has been updated to reflect guests at the black-tie dinner based on the official White House guest list and omits a guest that turned out not to be in attendance.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 19 Nov. 2025
His memoir is a patchy affair, to be honest, which omits entire swaths of his achievement, yet its wayward momentum exerts a certain charm, as if Hopkins were only just in control of his reminiscences.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Accordingly, the film retains certain elements of the novel, but omits or changes others.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for omits
Verb
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The state’s latest energy plan fails to recognize and remedy this and portends a bleak, costly energy future, not to mention more pollution and higher health care costs.—
Anshul Gupta,
New York Daily News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Holly added that any topic related to her wedding never fails to bring tears to her father's eyes.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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Nobody forgets their first Dead show, and mine was in 1986 in Alpine Valley, Wisconsin.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Jan. 2026
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How bizarre, though, to hold entertainment, one of the handful of things that make this planet bearable, in such low esteem, like an opera house that proclaims its commitment to justice but forgets to mention music.—
Jackson Arn,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Maintaining the 'European path to peace/victory' only enriches war profiteers and neglects both sides' requests for security.—
Joshua Sammons,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Nov. 2025
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Abdi, lost in faith, neglects his work.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Nov. 2025
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“Omits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/omits. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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