as in to ignore
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Recent Examples of owe
Trump’s patronage hires owe their livelihood to him.
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Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
The poison pill, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter, said if Parsons was traded to any team in the NFC East, then the Packers would owe the Cowboys an additional first round pick in 2028.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Nov. 2025
That would cause several thousand households to owe hundreds more dollars a month, records show.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2025
Executive Director Dawud Walid stressed that, no matter what the investigation uncovers, Muslims in Dearborn and across the US do not owe anyone an apology for the actions of others.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
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Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
The poison pill, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter, said if Parsons was traded to any team in the NFC East, then the Packers would owe the Cowboys an additional first round pick in 2028.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Nov. 2025
That would cause several thousand households to owe hundreds more dollars a month, records show.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2025
Executive Director Dawud Walid stressed that, no matter what the investigation uncovers, Muslims in Dearborn and across the US do not owe anyone an apology for the actions of others.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for owe
ignore
Verb
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And ignoring that fact is now no longer a laughing matter.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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All of these teens had in fact ignored their notices to appear.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Owe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/owe. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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