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
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
Releasing an old video, which conveniently omits context, on their son’s birthday is a reprehensible attempt to distract from his own behavior.
—William Earl, Variety, 19 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
The Rachel Weisz series omits a portion of the novel's ending, leaving the characters' fates more ambiguous.
—Tiffany Kelly, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Mar. 2026
First, while these young athletes may be the ones more likely to get involved with gamblers, Mitchell omits the fact that the vast majority of young athletes with this common thread do not get involved with gamblers.
—Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
The reassurance that Netflix provided to protect the 45-day window for SVOD critically omits the preceding 30- to 60-day exclusive TVOD window and effectively halves the interval between theatrical release and SVOD for almost all films.
—Joseph M. Singer, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2026
Congress unveiled a bipartisan funding bill to avert a January 30 shutdown; the package omits the ICE restrictions many Democrats demanded and sets up a tense House vote, expected tomorrow, amid backlash over ICE enforcement and a fatal shooting in Minneapolis.
—David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 20 Jan. 2026
Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 20 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.
—William Earl, Variety, 19 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
The Rachel Weisz series omits a portion of the novel's ending, leaving the characters' fates more ambiguous.
—Tiffany Kelly, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Mar. 2026
First, while these young athletes may be the ones more likely to get involved with gamblers, Mitchell omits the fact that the vast majority of young athletes with this common thread do not get involved with gamblers.
—Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
The reassurance that Netflix provided to protect the 45-day window for SVOD critically omits the preceding 30- to 60-day exclusive TVOD window and effectively halves the interval between theatrical release and SVOD for almost all films.
—Joseph M. Singer, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2026
Congress unveiled a bipartisan funding bill to avert a January 30 shutdown; the package omits the ICE restrictions many Democrats demanded and sets up a tense House vote, expected tomorrow, amid backlash over ICE enforcement and a fatal shooting in Minneapolis.
—David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 20 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for omits
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If the Senate fails to pass it, what happens?—
Allison Pecorin,
ABC News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Finally, the court will determine whether the TPS holders equal-protection claim fails on the merits.—
Zoe Sobel,
NPR,
16 Mar. 2026
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An adult who constantly misses deadlines, forgets important obligations and feels chronically overwhelmed might be dealing with workplace burnout, a severe anxiety disorder or undiagnosed ADHD.—
Deldhy Nicolás Moya Sánchez,
The Conversation,
16 Mar. 2026
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If a passenger forgets headphones, the airline can sometimes provide free earbuds.—
Cate Martel,
The Hill,
5 Mar. 2026
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But that lower average neglects the fact that fire private IIs have a higher floor salary, at $65,300, and drivers make more than the PII ceiling within the police department, at $79,000.—
Lucas Finton,
Memphis Commercial Appeal,
18 Feb. 2026
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Like many others in his community, Awad believes the Israeli government intentionally neglects crime perpetrated against Palestinian citizens.—
Zeena Saifi,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Omits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/omits. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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