1
as in to decrease
to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually
waited until the rain remitted a little and ran to the car
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2
as in to ignore
to dismiss as of little importance
the judge refused to remit the young man's cavalier disregard for his pile of unpaid speeding tickets and summarily revoked his driver's license
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3
as in to postpone
to assign to a later time
the legislature has remitted the matter to the next session, where it will most likely die in committee
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Recent Examples of remit
When a patient fills a prescription for a drug that carries a rebate, the pharmaceutical manufacturer remits an amount to the PBM, according to terms laid out in the contract.
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Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
But imposition of the fine could force staff to explain to officials why their agency is being required to remit funds to the state.
—Marc Joffe, Orange County Register, 5 Mar. 2025
Employers deduct taxes from employees’ paychecks throughout the year and remit them to the IRS.
—True Tamplin, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
For example, if a Hungarian individual holds a share of PepsiCo stock in an account at Goldman Sachs, and PepsiCo pays a $10 dividend on that share, Goldman would deposit $7 into the individual’s account and remit $3 to the Internal Revenue Service.
—Alex Raskolnikov, Foreign Affairs, 19 Feb. 2025
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Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
But imposition of the fine could force staff to explain to officials why their agency is being required to remit funds to the state.
—Marc Joffe, Orange County Register, 5 Mar. 2025
Employers deduct taxes from employees’ paychecks throughout the year and remit them to the IRS.
—True Tamplin, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
For example, if a Hungarian individual holds a share of PepsiCo stock in an account at Goldman Sachs, and PepsiCo pays a $10 dividend on that share, Goldman would deposit $7 into the individual’s account and remit $3 to the Internal Revenue Service.
—Alex Raskolnikov, Foreign Affairs, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for remit
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In terms of a mechanism, the rejection seems to decrease levels of a neuropeptide in the brain, which increases after mating, leading Heberlein et al.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
2 Apr. 2025
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Keeping those cuts on the books would decrease revenue by $4.5 trillion from 2025 through 2034, according to estimates from the Tax Foundation.—
Ryan Ermey,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2025
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Though last Friday’s March jobs release was better than expected, with an increase in 228,000 jobs according to the nonfarm payroll report, it was widely ignored as old news due to the tariff implementation.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Pedro Pascal isn't ignoring an obvious parallel between himself and his character in the HBO series The Last of Us.—
Arabella Hau,
People.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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She’s now been forced to postpone more shows and cancel outright festival appearances in Mexico and California.—
Matthew Strauss,
Pitchfork,
5 Apr. 2025
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Following the 2023 accusations against him, three of Brand's stand-up tour dates were postponed.—
Rebecca Aizin,
People.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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As time went on, her pain diminished, but August decided to go to the emergency room.—
Vanessa Etienne,
People.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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The VMAs, which have seen their social capital diminish over the past few years, delivered a promising ceremony in 2024.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
3 Apr. 2025
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In The Atlantic, Jonathan Chait forgives his ideological compatriots their Covid-era sins.—
Jack Butler,
National Review,
30 Mar. 2025
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Fans of the show knew Mama Mary for her positive energy and forgiving spirit.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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China’s chief antitrust regulator is currently reviewing the BlackRock-Hutchison deal, effectively delaying the transaction before it was expected to be signed on April 2.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
8 Apr. 2025
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What may happen is a pause by some companies in shipping goods to the U.S. Automaker Jaguar Land Rover and gaming outfit Nintendo have already announced a change of plans; the former is pausing shipment of its cars for a month, and Nintendo delayed pre-orders for its new Switch 2 console.—
Giacomo Tognini,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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The swelling in the area never subsided, prompting surgery to clean up bone spurs that had traveled dangerously close to his Achilles tendon.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2025
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The rain, expected to begin late Sunday, will subside by Monday afternoon, but below-average temperatures will hang around all week, according to the National Weather Service.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2025
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To avoid these potentially destabilizing effects, military leaders will need to explain what the country stands to lose if the military devotes excess time, resources, and attention to domestic operations and fails to adhere carefully to the laws of war.—
Risa Brooks,
Foreign Affairs,
8 Apr. 2025
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If Bayern were not pursuing him, that would probably be harder to explain.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Remit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remit. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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