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
Gaga’s setlist drew largely on her new album and her run of releases from The Fame through Born This Way, omitting any selections from Artpop, Joanne, or Chromatica.
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Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 12 Apr. 2025
Recent citywide crime The number of offenses reported for the most recent two weeks (after omitting the most recent week of available data to control for reporting lags) compared with the number reported for the two weeks before that.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 1 May 2025
Russian state media has deliberately omitted U.S. President Donald Trump's criticism of its leader from its coverage, according to an independent Russian investigative outlet.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
Nike acknowledges that the analysis omits more than a third of the 1.1 million people who make its sneakers and apparel worldwide.
—Rob Davis, ProPublica, 25 Apr. 2025
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Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 12 Apr. 2025
Recent citywide crime The number of offenses reported for the most recent two weeks (after omitting the most recent week of available data to control for reporting lags) compared with the number reported for the two weeks before that.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 1 May 2025
Russian state media has deliberately omitted U.S. President Donald Trump's criticism of its leader from its coverage, according to an independent Russian investigative outlet.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
Nike acknowledges that the analysis omits more than a third of the 1.1 million people who make its sneakers and apparel worldwide.
—Rob Davis, ProPublica, 25 Apr. 2025
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Don’t forget to take advantage of the signature St. Regis butler service, which will promptly fulfill requests for packing needs, garment pressing, restaurant reservations and a cup of steaming chamomile tea to unwind after a long flight.—
Natasha Amar,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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And don’t forget to sign the honor code when you’re done.—
Patricia Schultheis,
Baltimore Sun,
11 May 2025
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That effort cost Obama's party control of the U.S. House of Representatives, while Republicans failed in their own bids to repeal the law.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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Even though the measure failed in Bensenville, at least 163 communities around the state have recently enacted local grocery taxes.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2025
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“Omit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/omit. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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