1
as in to decrease
to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually
waited until the rain remitted a little and ran to the car
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2
as in to ignore
to dismiss as of little importance
the judge refused to remit the young man's cavalier disregard for his pile of unpaid speeding tickets and summarily revoked his driver's license
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as in to postpone
to assign to a later time
the legislature has remitted the matter to the next session, where it will most likely die in committee
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Recent Examples of remit
The Pittsburg City Council on Monday unanimously approved the effort, which included $77,500 in city permit fee waivers and a $42,500 quarterly sales tax rebate – remitted at 50% of the supermarket’s quarterly revenues.
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Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 9 Oct. 2025
The Administration is requiring a share of revenue from large computer chip manufacturers, with Nvidia and AMD having to remit 15% of revenue from Chinese chip sales to get export licenses.
—Alden Abbott, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
These duties are remitted directly to the CBP.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
The city must decide its fate by the end of September so that the state’s Department of Revenue can continue collecting and remitting it.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2025
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Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 9 Oct. 2025
The Administration is requiring a share of revenue from large computer chip manufacturers, with Nvidia and AMD having to remit 15% of revenue from Chinese chip sales to get export licenses.
—Alden Abbott, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
These duties are remitted directly to the CBP.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
The city must decide its fate by the end of September so that the state’s Department of Revenue can continue collecting and remitting it.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for remit
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Newsom claims homelessness decline Newsom during his final State of the State address Thursday claimed the state’s homeless population decreased last year.—
Theresa Clift,
Sacbee.com,
10 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, the number of job openings have decreased nearly 10% on the year to 729,000 in the September to November period from a year ago, the ONS found.—
Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
10 Jan. 2026
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Authorities said Sutton ignored multiple commands to comply and resisted detention.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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The background checks on Cook, if in fact there were any, were totally ignored.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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The game last Thursday at United Center was postponed after nearly a two-hour delay, as workers attempted to dry a court fed by condensation from the ice below.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Jan. 2026
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The Heat was also set to use the Mitchell-Herro-Powell-Wiggins-Adebayo lineup to start Thursday’s game in Chicago before it was postponed.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
11 Jan. 2026
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Still seething after a sloppy 19-16 loss to the Detroit Lions, Johnson wasn’t hiding his dissatisfaction with a defeat that seemed to diminish his team’s momentum.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Kaufman moved there 30 years ago, and since that time the island’s community has diminished by degrees, its youth lured away by better employment prospects in Provo and overseas.—
Henry Wismayer,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Jan. 2026
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But with performances like this, he could be forgiven for allowing his thoughts to drift briefly towards the summer in North America.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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This is a powerful time to release emotional baggage and forgive yourself for past choices.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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If Takaichi cannot enact the budget by the end of March, her government would have to compile a stop-gap budget, which could delay execution of spending measures.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
11 Jan. 2026
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For people with chronic health conditions such as diabetes, delaying or not getting care could be fatal.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
11 Jan. 2026
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Mariners traversing the bar are urged to exercise extreme caution or stay in port until the threat subsides.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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These findings have prompted the development of interventions designed to create time and space between an individual’s suicidal impulse and access to firearms, allowing acute urges to subside.—
Russell Lemle,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Mel explained that Chris was impressed by the move, and the two went for a run and had dinner together the next day.—
Ariana Quihuiz,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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In an interview with Entertainment Weekly's sister publication, PEOPLE, makeup artist Nick Barose explained his inspiration for creating Madigan's glam for the evening.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Remit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remit. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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