remitting 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of remittingnext
as in compensatory

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remitting

2 of 2

verb

present participle of remit
1
as in decreasing
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 ignoring
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 postponing
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 remitting
  1. ignoring
  2. postponing
  3. forgiving
  4. diminishing
  5. explaining
  6. deferring
  7. justifying
  8. falling
Verb
  • Instead of pushing down and ignoring, actively look at everything in your life — good and bad.
    Corrin Gani, Austin American-Statesman, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Kroger breached the merger agreement by refusing to divest assets necessary for antitrust approval, ignoring feedback from regulators, rejecting divesture buyers and failing to cooperate with Albertsons, the company claims.
    Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of ignoring
Verb
  • During a security cabinet meeting on Saturday, several ministers demanded the attorney general order the prosecutors to agree to postponing Netanyahu's testimony.
    Barak Ravid, Axios, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Taking secondary roads with lower speed limits or postponing travel during squall warnings are advised.
    Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of postponing
Verb
  • Not that this would lead to her forgiving him, of course.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
  • The purpose of Yom Kippur, also known as the Day of Atonement, is to practice forgiving others and repentance for one’s sins against God.
    Zach Bradshaw, The Arizona Republic, 11 Oct. 2024
Definition of forgiving
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  • Climate change exacerbates the threats with rising temperatures disrupting migration patterns and diminishing the availability of milkweed, the monarch caterpillar's essential food source.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Some experts are wary that a new administration that is less focused on renewable energy could thwart some of solar’s growth by diminishing the IRA tax credits or imposing tariffs that could increase the cost of building solar panels.
    Sarah Sax, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of diminishing
Verb
  • This analysis of an innovative AI advancement is part of my ongoing Forbes column coverage on the latest in AI including identifying and explaining various impactful AI complexities (see the link here).
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Regional patterns suggest that adhering to traditional gender roles likely also plays a significant role in explaining these gender differences.
    Kim Elsesser, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of explaining
Verb
  • As Weaver notes, there is a controversy around the practice of teams deferring players' salaries.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2024
  • Francisco Lindor is deferring $50 million of the $341 million he's slated to get from the Mets.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2024
Definition of deferring
Verb
  • The spiral notebook also includes to-do lists of tasks to be completed in the lead up to the slay, as well as musings justifying his plans, CNN reported.
    Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 11 Dec. 2024
  • But in a statement released Sunday, President Biden said both prosecutions were excessive and politically motivated, justifying a pardon.
    Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of justifying
Verb
  • Digitalization Is Not Really Optional Anymore With rising expectations around sustainability and resource management, sticking with old systems can put any business at risk of falling behind.
    Evan J. Schwartz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The nearly 300-mile trek from Atlanta was pivotal in showing the Confederacy was falling apart as Sherman’s troops gutted much of the key slave state.
    Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of falling
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