pretermitting

present participle of pretermit

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pretermitting
Verb
  • The epicenter of the hurricane is passing over Cuba at the opposite end of the island to the Caribbean country's capital city of Havana, the BBC noted.
    Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Over the next week, Melissa is passing over some warmer than usual waters in the Caribbean, which has not seen a tropical storm or hurricane yet this season.
    Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Wrapped in a blanked on the sofa, binging reruns of The Oprah Show on YouTube and gleefully ignoring emails all morning is my idea of heaven.
    Jackie Fields, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
  • On July 4, after Zane confessed to feeling guilty about ignoring more texts from his family members, the chatbot offered to help Zane craft a terse message to them.
    Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The Palantir leader goes as far as completely disregarding elite diplomas when considering who to hire at the company.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Consistently disregarding your wellbeing.
    Melissa Willets, Parents, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Keynote speaker Frédérique Irwin states that omitting women's history contributes to the gender parity gap.
    Duante Beddingfield, Freep.com, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Adjust the spice level to your preference by omitting or halving the amount of each that the recipe calls for.
    Patricia S York, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • No more having to wait for the preheat temperature or worrying about forgetting to set it.
    Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Much of the offseason ACC hype centered on Wade and NC State — not wrongly so — but are people forgetting about Ryan Odom and Virginia?
    The Athletic College Basketball Staff, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Rams 23, 49ers 20 Lock of the Week Much was made this week about the Bills failing to acquire a wide receiver at the trade deadline and whether that handicaps their Super Bowl chances.
    Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 8 Nov. 2025
  • There was excessive growth of microtubules that wasn’t caused by an increase in gene activity, but likely due to the cells failing to clear away old or misfolded proteins.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 8 Nov. 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Pretermitting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pretermitting. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!