pretermit

Definition of pretermitnext

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Verb
  • The federal judge in that case ruled that a jury could find that State Farm had acted in bad faith if the plaintiffs' lawyers demonstrated that the company ignored certain kinds of hail damage.
    Michael Copley, NPR, 28 Apr. 2026
  • In crush, puncture, and saw tests, the battery produced no smoke or flames – a safety profile that's hard to ignore.
    Omar Kardoudi April 28, New Atlas, 28 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Judge Jeanmarie Carroll, at times, instructed jurors to disregard portions of Adams’ testimony that went beyond the scope of the questions.
    Michael Casey, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
  • The story was told by media that took the league seriously when elsewhere it had been disregarded as a niche.
    Candace Buckner, New York Times, 4 May 2026
Verb
  • But, the final cut that made it to theaters is instead one that ends in 1988, omitting any mention of the singer's troubling history.
    Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Even small errors like misreporting income, omitting a creditor or undervaluing property can lead to delays, dismissed cases or even accusations of fraud.
    Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Wilson has almost been forgotten and could make the difference.
    Abdul Rehman, New York Times, 7 May 2026
  • Bianca is her oldest and people forget that sometimes, caught up in the Jayden story.
    Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 6 May 2026
Verb
  • As Cretton and Guest looked on and occasionally interjected, Abdul-Mateen described a tough first Zoom meeting that left him feeling slighted.
    Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Hitler always felt slighted by that rejection and, in later political life, preferred to spend most of his time discussing architecture and art.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The owners of an apartment building in Manhattan where three people were killed in a fast-moving fire early Monday are being sued by the city for neglecting fire hazards at a neighboring property, court documents show.
    Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 5 May 2026
  • Season two is quieter, narrower, and more introspective than season one, and yet despite that smaller focus leading the season to neglect some of its best assets, The Pitt still runs circles around every other medical drama on TV.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 4 May 2026
Verb
  • The carrier failed to secure a financial lifeline to continue operating, ending the discount air travel pioneer’s time in the sky, costing some 17,000 jobs and thousands of cheap flights in the market.
    Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 2 May 2026
  • The Kings have failed to advance beyond the first round in seven consecutive postseasons since winning the Stanley Cup in 2014, including six first-round exits since team president Luc Robitaille took ultimate charge of hockey operations in 2017.
    Greg Beacham, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026
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“Pretermit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pretermit. Accessed 8 May. 2026.

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