as in fails
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 omits
The study glosses over major risks and omits critical costs.
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Chris Cate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Releasing an old video, which conveniently omits context, on their son’s birthday is a reprehensible attempt to distract from his own behavior.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 24 Mar. 2026
Releasing an old video, which conveniently omits context, on their son’s birthday is a reprehensible attempt to distract from his own behavior.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 20 Mar. 2026
To even the score, Weir’s novel describes ammonia-breathing Rocky as smelling like cat pee, an aside the script politely omits.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
Bizarrely, the Harvard-Harris poll omits Buttigieg entirely.
—Keith Naughton, The Washington Examiner, 14 Mar. 2026
The Rachel Weisz series omits a portion of the novel's ending, leaving the characters' fates more ambiguous.
—Tiffany Kelly, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Mar. 2026
First, while these young athletes may be the ones more likely to get involved with gamblers, Mitchell omits the fact that the vast majority of young athletes with this common thread do not get involved with gamblers.
—Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
The reassurance that Netflix provided to protect the 45-day window for SVOD critically omits the preceding 30- to 60-day exclusive TVOD window and effectively halves the interval between theatrical release and SVOD for almost all films.
—Joseph M. Singer, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2026
Chris Cate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Releasing an old video, which conveniently omits context, on their son’s birthday is a reprehensible attempt to distract from his own behavior.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 24 Mar. 2026
Releasing an old video, which conveniently omits context, on their son’s birthday is a reprehensible attempt to distract from his own behavior.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 20 Mar. 2026
To even the score, Weir’s novel describes ammonia-breathing Rocky as smelling like cat pee, an aside the script politely omits.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
Bizarrely, the Harvard-Harris poll omits Buttigieg entirely.
—Keith Naughton, The Washington Examiner, 14 Mar. 2026
The Rachel Weisz series omits a portion of the novel's ending, leaving the characters' fates more ambiguous.
—Tiffany Kelly, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Mar. 2026
First, while these young athletes may be the ones more likely to get involved with gamblers, Mitchell omits the fact that the vast majority of young athletes with this common thread do not get involved with gamblers.
—Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
The reassurance that Netflix provided to protect the 45-day window for SVOD critically omits the preceding 30- to 60-day exclusive TVOD window and effectively halves the interval between theatrical release and SVOD for almost all films.
—Joseph M. Singer, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for omits
Verb
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When folding goes wrong, the protein often fails.—
Gerald Bradshaw,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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That’s led to questions about whether the California billionaire activism would continue if Mahan’s governor bid fails and the wealth tax passes.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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On the night of a fundraiser at the club, Josh forgets his wallet and Austin and Ashley are tasked with returning it, walking in at the end of a heated argument between Josh and Lindsay — a fight that reaches a violent climax that Ashley films on her phone.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Apr. 2026
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Well, for one, Josh forgets the date of his wife’s birthday.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
16 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In a review that gave the movie three stars out of four, USA Today's Melissa Ruggieri praised Jaafar's performance while noting that the movie neglects to explore the more controversial aspects of the singer's life.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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The court’s framing of free speech also neglects the real-world evidence.—
A.J. Russo,
Baltimore Sun,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Omits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/omits. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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