omitting

present participle of omit

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of omitting Until then, omitting leap seconds will make our digital infrastructure easier to manage and less prone to bugs or service outages arising from a leap second discontinuity. — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026 Renault’s structural cell-to-pack engineering mitigates this by omitting internal packaging, slipping more power directly into the vehicle floor. — New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2026 Keri Russell isn’t mad about her partner Matthew Rhys omitting her from his Emmys speech. — Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Oct. 2026 By omitting these cost negotiations, the agency ultimately increased its overall expenses. — Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026 Steve Kim admitted omitting more than $27,500 in earnings from his 2021 return. — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026 Trying to disinherit someone simply by omitting them from the will could backfire. — Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Much like whiteness itself, America can only admire its virtues by strategically omitting most of its own history. — Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026 The latest change to the IDL came in 2011 when Samoa and neighboring New Zealand territory Tokelau skipped to the west of the line by omitting Friday, December 30, 2011, altogether. — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for omitting
Verb
  • Selling the future without forgetting the past That loyalty matters especially now.
    — Chris Hardesty, AJC.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • There are, after all, different ways of forgetting and moving on.
    — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Members overwhelmingly voted to authorize the strike earlier this month, accusing the state of failing to bargain in good faith after their contract expired in June.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • In his first year in office, he was called out by reporters for failing to hold regular press briefings.
    — Ben Wieder, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The former owner of several unlicensed North Texas boarding homes pleaded guilty Monday to financially abusing and fatally neglecting elderly and disabled people in her care, according to court filings.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Authorities learned that her company, which claimed to provide supervised personal care for adults in need throughout five homes in Tarrant County, was actually abusing and neglecting clients and committing fraud.
    — S.E. Jenkins, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

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“Omitting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/omitting. Accessed 23 Oct. 2026.

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