pretermits

verb

present tense third-person singular of pretermit
as in passes over

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  1. passes over
  2. ignores
  3. disregards
  4. omits
  5. fails
  6. forgets
Verb
  • Despite these audacious moments, Bouaddi generally keeps things simple in possession, favouring quick, safe passes over more ambitious ones.
    — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • Since then, however, Howell has only thrown 14 passes over the past two seasons.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
Definition of passes over
Verb
  • So while the film, on one hand, ignores the political perspective of its victims — including Khalra — its wide-spanning rebuttal to government overreach becomes more palatable to mass audiences in the process.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 July 2026
  • By and large, the General Assembly mocks his policy proposals and ignores his leadership.
    — Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2026
Definition of ignores
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  • But attorneys for people seeking asylum say the law has long meant anyone arriving at a port of entry should be screened, and blocking arrivals disregards the nation’s ideals.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 June 2026
  • Bhattacharya said the test-negative design disregards data about people who were never hospitalized.
    — Aria Bendix, NBC news, 23 June 2026
Definition of disregards
Verb
  • By suppressing this continuity between the natural and the supernatural realms, Nolan omits much of what makes the Homeric age so different, including the ambience of the divine and the distinctive moral realm that goes with it.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 15 July 2026
  • While exploring leader Maurice White's triumphs and conflicts, the film limits or omits crucial voices such as Clive Davis, Al McKay, and Larry Dunn.
    — Prof. Mike Alleyne Ph.D, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
Definition of omits
Verb
  • Then assume that 30–60% of that capital fails to earn SpaceX’s cost of capital.
    — Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • Nonproliferation experts have raised concerns that the deal fails to include guardrails to prevent enrichment of uranium to weapons-grade levels.
    — Aamer Madhani, Fortune, 23 July 2026
Definition of fails
Verb
  • Candace Owens, who often forgets that misogyny applies to her, too, chimed in on their behalf.
    — Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 25 July 2026
  • The sudden sight of a dish so delicious — or grotesque — the body briefly forgets its need for oxygen.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 24 July 2026
Definition of forgets
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