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
  • In it, Hayek cautioned against the growing intellectual and political notions that disregarded liberty in favor of central planning of economic affairs.
    The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 8 May 2026
  • Trump has instituted a pay-to-play system for his allies and unilaterally started wars while disregarding Congress’s authority as a coequal branch of government.
    Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Verb
  • The children’s books, which largely attribute poverty in Vietnam to its communist government, also simplify history to play up communist aggression in the civil war—while omitting the extensive role that the United States military played in the conflict.
    H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 7 May 2026
  • However, the lawsuit states the autopsy report omitted references to physical injuries on her body, such as bruising and contusions.
    City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 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
  • He’s further slighted after the Emperor commissions him to remake one of his old operas so audiences might remember the country’s past successes.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 8 May 2026
  • Deborah also slighted Kelly’s talk show.
    Erin Jensen, USA Today, 8 May 2026
Verb
  • The peripheral areas, while much more sparsely populated than the main population centers, are dominated by ethnic groups that feel neglected by the central government, most notably the Tuaregs in northern Mali.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 10 May 2026
  • Abused, neglected, abandoned pigs At Willeyville Farm, Houk and, Jones-Willey and other volunteers were recently caring for about 40 pigs, with the goal of finding them adoptive homes.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 10 May 2026
Verb
  • The same regulators failed to pay attention when Prospect sold hospital assets and paid themselves the proceeds, leaving the hospitals finances increasingly precarious.
    Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
  • Ugarte previously agreed to a $25,000 settlement with the Los Angeles City Ethics Commission over failing to disclose outside income earned through his consulting firm while serving as a City Hall aide to Price.
    Teresa Liu, Daily News, 9 May 2026
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“Pretermit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pretermit. Accessed 12 May. 2026.

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