as in to forget
to miss the opportunity or obligation
you must not omit mentioning the sources you used in researching your paper
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Recent Examples of omit
The city’s study omits exit fees that help ensure region-wide investments like wildfire safety are not shifted onto anyone outside of San Diego.
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Chris Cate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Some arrests could not be matched to a ZIP code — about 1 in 3 — and were omitted from our arrest by ZIP code analysis.
—Wendi C. Thomas, ProPublica, 15 Apr. 2026
The story also includes a fan favorite character omitted from the previous films, Tom Bombadil.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 14 Apr. 2026
Every hand that shaped this home was Black, an intentional choice that documents a standard of excellence often omitted from the traditional architectural narrative.
—Jerald “coop” Cooper, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
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Chris Cate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Some arrests could not be matched to a ZIP code — about 1 in 3 — and were omitted from our arrest by ZIP code analysis.
—Wendi C. Thomas, ProPublica, 15 Apr. 2026
The story also includes a fan favorite character omitted from the previous films, Tom Bombadil.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 14 Apr. 2026
Every hand that shaped this home was Black, an intentional choice that documents a standard of excellence often omitted from the traditional architectural narrative.
—Jerald “coop” Cooper, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
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Verb
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The bank wants her descendants to stop forgetting it.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Seriously, when did everyone forget that this franchise is based on a dishy roman à clef in which Wintour is, hello, referred to as the Devil?—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
29 Apr. 2026
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If Campbell fails, then speculation can fairly begin.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
25 Apr. 2026
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Just to recap, Dach had the puck in overtime in the neutral zone but failed to gain the red line before flipping the puck down the ice to get a change, being forced to stay on the ice when that puck crossed the Lightning goal line for an icing.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Omit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/omit. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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