pretermit

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Verb
  • Premier League football in the 2000s could be dramatic and explosive, but what the nostalgia for that era ignores is the number of dour, sterile games there were, many of them settled by a goal from a set piece.
    Oliver Kay, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • At some point, the truth becomes impossible to ignore.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Any naysaying about the $130 million-$140 million risk of Paul Thomas Anderson’s acclaimed A CinemaScore Leonardo DiCaprio movie One Battle After Another underperforming can be disregarded, as Warners was able to afford that audacious auteur swing.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Fujie also published a newsletter arguing that the encouraged phone limitation was not based on scientific evidence and disregarded the rights of children and young residents.
    Callum Sutherland, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Martin, who requested his real name be omitted from this story, knew that from early on in their time together.
    Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Also omitted from Victoria Beckham are current rumors of a family feud.
    Scarlett Harris, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Turner hasn’t forgotten the diligence his younger teammate showed throughout what could have been a frustrating period of his career.
    Jay King, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • And the word Spanx made your mind wander a little bit and nobody ever forgot it.
    Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Jones, again, slighted the punt coverage with a 61-yard return to the Carolina 14-yard line.
    Mike Kaye September 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2025
  • The former Michigan and San Diego State coach, simply put, has been slighted by the hall.
    Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The ensign, who had neglected to check the tides before entering the harbor, immediately reported his failure to his superiors, who fired him and hauled him before a court-martial.
    Davis Winkie, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Directors of a Texas funeral home are accused of neglecting bodies found decomposing in their mortuary without working air conditioning, authorities say.
    Mike Stunson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Still down 20-17, the Razorbacks failed on fourth-and-5 from the Tennessee 25 later in the third quarter, and quarterback Taylen Green lost his second fumble of the game early in the fourth at the Arkansas 19.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The following year, several lawmakers were accused of failing to report income or disclose kickbacks, deepening public frustration.
    Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
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“Pretermit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pretermit. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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