omits

verb

present tense third-person singular of omit
as in fails
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 omits But water vapor can amplify atmospheric warming that other greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide cause, which the statement omits, and on which Blue Origin did not respond to a request for comment. — Marissa E. Yingling, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2026 Disney’s proposal to the roughly 1,700 workers represented by Actors’ Equity omits paid parental leave and cuts paid holidays from 12 to 11, according to an April 6 email reviewed by The Times. — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026 However, OpenAI claims the lawsuit omits important information. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026 No startup closes a serious enterprise contract without one; no vendor-security questionnaire omits it. — Amir Tarighat, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 By suppressing this continuity between the natural and the supernatural realms, Nolan omits much of what makes the Homeric age so different, including the ambience of the divine and the distinctive moral realm that goes with it. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 15 July 2026 While the Senate farm bill omits Hinson’s legislation, the bill does not reverse a requirement that will soon force states to cover some Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) costs, a key Democratic demand. — Sarah Davis, The Hill, 23 June 2026 Meanwhile, Kyiv, in Kempf’s telling, has been consumed by maximalist aspirations and began negotiating only in 2024, a timeline that notably omits the 2022 talks in Turkey. — Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 9 June 2026 Haiti is rich and beautiful, yet the media omits this part of the country. — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 4 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for omits
  1. fails
  2. forgets
  3. neglects
Verb
  • The bill fails to address the true drivers of rising premiums.
    — Daily Southtown, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • West Brom’s fortunes may ebb and flow but the highest ground in the EFL, at 542 feet above sea level, rarely fails to deliver.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of fails
Verb
  • David Diamond, a neuroscientist at the University of South Florida, studies what goes on in the brain when a parent forgets their child in a car.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Bret complains about how quickly the school forgets Matt Kellner following his disappearance, but The Shards appears equally unmoved by him.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of forgets
Verb
  • But the directive conspicuously neglects to mention local air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions associated with data centers.
    — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Nolan foregrounds the nobility that guides the character (his guilt, his dedication to his men, his yearning for his family) and neglects his wily cunning and egotism.
    — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 27 July 2026
Definition of neglects

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