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, Kyiv, in Kempf’s telling, has been consumed by maximalist aspirations and began negotiating only in 2024, a timeline that notably omits the 2022 talks in Turkey.
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Wyatt Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
9 June 2026
Haiti is rich and beautiful, yet the media omits this part of the country.
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Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
4 June 2026
Vidal covers this briskly but omits the surreal postlude in which Hearst had the young woman dressed like a princess in a long white gown and paraded her through New York City to a rally at Madison Square Garden before a reception with President McKinley at the White House.
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Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
The study glosses over major risks and omits critical costs.
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Chris Cate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
Releasing an old video, which conveniently omits context, on their son’s birthday is a reprehensible attempt to distract from his own behavior.
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Jack Dunn,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2026
Releasing an old video, which conveniently omits context, on their son’s birthday is a reprehensible attempt to distract from his own behavior.
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Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
20 Mar. 2026
To even the score, Weir’s novel describes ammonia-breathing Rocky as smelling like cat pee, an aside the script politely omits.
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Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
Bizarrely, the Harvard-Harris poll omits Buttigieg entirely.
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Keith Naughton,
The Washington Examiner,
14 Mar. 2026
Wyatt Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
9 June 2026
Haiti is rich and beautiful, yet the media omits this part of the country.
—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
4 June 2026
Vidal covers this briskly but omits the surreal postlude in which Hearst had the young woman dressed like a princess in a long white gown and paraded her through New York City to a rally at Madison Square Garden before a reception with President McKinley at the White House.
—
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
The study glosses over major risks and omits critical costs.
—
Chris Cate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
Releasing an old video, which conveniently omits context, on their son’s birthday is a reprehensible attempt to distract from his own behavior.
—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2026
Releasing an old video, which conveniently omits context, on their son’s birthday is a reprehensible attempt to distract from his own behavior.
—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
20 Mar. 2026
To even the score, Weir’s novel describes ammonia-breathing Rocky as smelling like cat pee, an aside the script politely omits.
—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
Bizarrely, the Harvard-Harris poll omits Buttigieg entirely.
—
Keith Naughton,
The Washington Examiner,
14 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for omits
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Tapping into the sporting zeitgeist, the slapstick animation, sees Daffy Duck confounded when Elmer Fudd fails to turn up for duck hunting season.
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An extended car warranty can save electric vehicle (EV) owners thousands of dollars when a critical component, such as an electric motor or battery management system, fails unexpectedly.
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The customer forgets to cancel, pays for a few more months, and the firm books the revenue.
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Macron forgets his watch Macron appeared to leave behind his watch after eating lunch with several other world leaders.
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In high-stakes situations, a leader who fully relies on algorithmic advice neglects the most crucial part of their role.
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What this narrative neglects are all the ways treatment might cause terrible side effects, or the long period one spends being sick, and how one’s identity may have changed in the interim.
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“Omits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/omits. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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