PRETERMITTED Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

pretermitted

verb

past tense of pretermit

as in omitted

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Native peoples in New England and Bermuda kept alive their family histories and stories throughout the centuries, even when colonial documents suppressed or omitted these connections.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
Team defenses are omitted because flukey plays (like defensive touchdowns) distort the data and reduce predictive value.

— Jake Ciely, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of omitted

Verb

Kraft argued that Macklemore’s presentation of the Israel-Hamas war ignored the actions of Hamas and contributed to divisiveness and hate.

— Anna Tingley, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026
Trump ignored warnings that Iran would respond by shutting down the Strait of Hormuz and attacking our allies and bases in the region.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of ignored

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But Matt Gelfand, an attorney for Californians for Home Ownership, a nonprofit that filed the lawsuit, said SANDAG is the only planning agency in California that disregarded what state guidance told them to do.

— Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026
The records also show that Georgia officials may have disregarded their own financial policies.

— Max Blau, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of disregarded

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Suvorova herself is a victim, neglected by her mother and forced to act as a child bride to please one of the husbands.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
Its owners neglected to take precautions by relocating children from low-lying cabins despite having monitored late-night flood warnings, Johnston wrote.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of neglected

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In the early stage of the trip, the twin-engine jets headed for Alaska and passed over Greenland, where an Airbus A400M support plane capable of landing on ice was stationed.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2026
Both pass catchers were seen on the field and were expected to be significant contributors after productive campaigns last year, but they were passed over in favor of sophomore Shane Rosenthal.

— Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of passed over

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Seasonal flu vaccinations have been called off this year after the government failed to procure them from Europe.

— Leila Gharagozlou, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026
The onslaught amounted to a rare success for Ukraine’s summer drone campaign against Moscow, which had failed to breach any of the city’s air defenses for months.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 20 Sep. 2026

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