PRETERMITTING Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

pretermitting

verb

present participle of pretermit

as in passing over

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The probability of a hurricane passing over any particular point is low, especially farther from the Mexican coast, since most Pacific hurricanes tend to stay closer to Mexico.

— Nicholas Grondin, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2026
Related Articles The board previously resolved to erect new buildings for the Latino Museum and the American Women’s History Museum, passing over Arts and Industries.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of passing over

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Cameron Berg, who founded the nonprofit Reciprocal Research to study the potential for AI consciousness, argues that ignoring the question could carry its own dangers.

— Eliza Strickland, IEEE Spectrum, 21 Oct. 2026
With nearly 70% of listeners now consuming video podcasts, treating an interview as just a microphone chat means ignoring how your audience actually consumes content.

— Victoria Usher, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of ignoring

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Shaming people for disregarding the awesome nature of wisdom might appear a gross violation of their freedom of conscience.

— Robert A. Ballingall, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2026
China criticized Lai’s speech, accusing him of disregarding facts and misleading the public.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of disregarding

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Until then, omitting leap seconds will make our digital infrastructure easier to manage and less prone to bugs or service outages arising from a leap second discontinuity.

— Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
Renault’s structural cell-to-pack engineering mitigates this by omitting internal packaging, slipping more power directly into the vehicle floor.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of omitting

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That terrible scenario that doesn't easily fade definitely caused everyone to believe Quinn was at it again on Monday night – messing up again, forgetting that the last play was fourth down instead of third down.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Selling the future without forgetting the past That loyalty matters especially now.

— Chris Hardesty, AJC.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of forgetting

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Members overwhelmingly voted to authorize the strike earlier this month, accusing the state of failing to bargain in good faith after their contract expired in June.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
In his first year in office, he was called out by reporters for failing to hold regular press briefings.

— Ben Wieder, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

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