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as in forgets
to fail to give proper attention to
ignoring your health now will haunt you further down the road
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2
as in forgives
to dismiss as of little importance
although the movie is a cinematic tour de force, one can't ignore the fact that it seriously distorts history
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Recent Examples of ignores
The data analysis also ignores injuries and property destruction in non-fatal attacks as measures of political violence.
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Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 22 Sep. 2025
But his mother constantly overshares, has no privacy filters on her accounts and ignores our requests to avoid posting our children’s names or our birthdays.
—Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Sep. 2025
Levi ignores his angry on-screen father, and Kay looks upset in another scene.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2025
Treating these deals as cold, purely financial moves ignores everything that actually makes these businesses valuable in the first place.
—Jim Vinoski, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
For most companies and CEOs, the metrics would be preposterously out of reach — among them are an eight-fold increase in market valuation and a 30-fold increase in earnings — but that ignores Musk’s ability to marshal investor enthusiasm and pull off new product launches.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2025
But this framing ignores reality.
—Israel Melendez Ayala, Time, 16 Sep. 2025
In another odd choice, Fıratoğlu ignores the language varieties spoken in the region where the film is set, Kurdish being the primary one.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
The column ignores real costs like housing shortages, strained services, and economic impacts on working Americans.
—Letters To The Editor, Oc Register, 14 Sep. 2025
Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 22 Sep. 2025
But his mother constantly overshares, has no privacy filters on her accounts and ignores our requests to avoid posting our children’s names or our birthdays.
—Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Sep. 2025
Levi ignores his angry on-screen father, and Kay looks upset in another scene.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2025
Treating these deals as cold, purely financial moves ignores everything that actually makes these businesses valuable in the first place.
—Jim Vinoski, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
For most companies and CEOs, the metrics would be preposterously out of reach — among them are an eight-fold increase in market valuation and a 30-fold increase in earnings — but that ignores Musk’s ability to marshal investor enthusiasm and pull off new product launches.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2025
But this framing ignores reality.
—Israel Melendez Ayala, Time, 16 Sep. 2025
In another odd choice, Fıratoğlu ignores the language varieties spoken in the region where the film is set, Kurdish being the primary one.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
The column ignores real costs like housing shortages, strained services, and economic impacts on working Americans.
—Letters To The Editor, Oc Register, 14 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ignores
Verb
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But your nervous system never forgets.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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Nevertheless, there’s a constant sense that no one ever forgets the differences in class at play here, even amongst the working-class people who live in the town year-round and service the wealthy.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Sep. 2025
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The organization purchases medical debt for pennies on the dollar and then forgives it, focusing on individuals with high debt-to-income ratios.—
Beth Warren,
The Tennessean,
15 Aug. 2025
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What a leader neglects in the dark will inevitably be revealed in the light, often at staggering costs.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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This narrative neglects the systemic nature of discrimination, Black lived experiences, and ongoing activism.—
Time,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
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Arched glass doors lead out to a terrace that overlooks the pool down below.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
27 Sep. 2025
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The art deco–style building dates to the 1930s, and the property has seven acres of pretty landscaped gardens leading down to an infinity pool that overlooks the harbor.—
Chloe Arrojado,
AFAR Media,
26 Sep. 2025
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Conversely, the categorization system behind the Cato Institute’s study disregards the complexities of some cases that have multiple motivations to consider, including an adherence to incel ideology.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Sep. 2025
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Netflix's sequel to the 1974 original disregards all other installments and was plagued by behind-the-scenes trouble, which is evident in the final product.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The source explains that Meghan still has a level of mistrust towards the firm.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
27 Sep. 2025
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As Lee explains further, his team tested several mixtures before finding the right one.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Your mom just misses you and is dealing with her raw feelings.—
Harriette Cole,
Mercury News,
25 Sep. 2025
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The action is taut, the stakes are clear, and Kirk never misses a chance to remind us that all of these are just regular people who’ve crossed paths in a dark place.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
24 Sep. 2025
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This year's installer icon is one of the ones that finally justifies years' worth of effort spent tracking and talking about the changes in macOS installer icons.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
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Throughout, in interviews with Costa, Malafaia justifies his political aspiration with Biblical parables.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Ignores.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ignores. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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