remitted

verb

Definition of remittednext
past tense of remit
1
as in decreased
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 ignored
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 postponed
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 Synonyms for remitted
  1. ignored
  2. postponed
  3. subsided
  4. diminished
  5. deferred
  6. fell
  7. explained
  8. vanished
Verb
  • For nearly four decades, Enzo Ferrari and his company had worshipped at the temple of natural aspiration, but the turbo’s potential could no longer be ignored.
    Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2024
  • For organizations accepting, storing, transmitting or processing payment card data (regardless of size or number of transactions), the clock is ticking down on a deadline that cannot be ignored.
    Rui Ribeiro, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of ignored
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  • Classes were canceled Tuesday, and final exams were postponed.
    Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The sentencing was indefinitely postponed to allow both the defense and prosecution to provide input on how the case should move forward.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of postponed
Verb
  • With considerable help from Russia and Iran, Assad clung to power and held the major cities in a war where the fighting had largely subsided in recent years.
    Greg Myre, NPR, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Despite the rising profits, financial reports show the company spending more on medical care as the pandemic subsided.
    Bruce Japsen, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of subsided
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  • This widespread reduction in headcount is further exacerbated by the growing risk of conventional tech roles becoming outdated or diminished due to the advancement of AI.
    Jack Kelly, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Fortunately that risk seems to have just diminished—this has huge implications for the future of secure messaging.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of diminished
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  • Life insurance increases in value are tax deferred, and potentially, if the policy turns into a death benefit, the death benefit itself is tax-free.
    Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • No money is deferred and there are no opt-outs included.
    Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of deferred
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  • President Bashar al-Assad, and his late father and predecessor, Hafez, were omnipresent forces, glaring down from the many billboards, posters, and statues that were felled this week with all the exuberance, rage, and grief of the long-oppressed.
    Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
  • It was even enlarged to incorporate two massive, historic elm trees that would have been felled to accommodate the structure otherwise.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Nov. 2024
Definition of fell
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  • In relation to her recent appointment to the five-person judging panel of the Booker Prize, Parker explained how her love of books started with her mother, who made sure that her eight children always left home with a book.
    Martin Dale, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Fireball might be what astronomers call a 'bolide' Fireballs that explode in the atmosphere, explained Shaw, are called bolides, which may have been what witnesses saw Tuesday morning.
    John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of explained
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  • Assad’s regime vanished at a speed few anticipated.
    Guney Yildiz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The news raised eyebrows all around, as many believed his chance of tasting another victory had vanished as Mercedes was then mired in the midfield while McLaren was in hot pursuit of the championship.
    Yara Elshebiny, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of vanished
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