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verb

past tense of ignore

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Recent Examples of ignored
Verb
Accusations of such crimes are often ignored, punished lightly or dismissed. Hurst Hannum, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2025 Instead of complying, the victim ignored the gun, refused to unlock the door and drove away, the sheriff’s office said. Mark Price, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025 Debra Silverstein, 50th, requested that a special and decisive Board of Education meeting in December, scheduled for a Friday evening, be rescheduled for a time that wasn’t Shabbat so Jewish parents and students could participate, her request was ignored. Jennifer Guzman, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2025 Violence was entrenched as a byproduct of a government that ignored the tragedies faced by those like Shirley Vasquez and her neighbors. Cary Goodman, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2025 The court found the Coastal Commission ignored that the lots have had water service since 2001, and that its own prior decisions supported development of the lots. Kenneth Schrupp | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Jan. 2025 Landis then informed him that his order has been ignored. Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 4 Jan. 2025 Since they can be linked to some severe health risks, spotting and irregular bleeding should not be ignored. Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 4 Jan. 2025 However, Robinson said those orders were ignored. Eplunus Colvin, arkansasonline.com, 3 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ignored
Adjective
  • This was to help end the puppy mill industry, where dogs are bred en masse, leading them to be born and raised in filthy and neglected conditions.
    Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 12 Feb. 2025
  • If coordinated correctly, Trump’s tariff threats offer an enormous opportunity for America’s neglected waterfront.
    Craig Hooper, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The reason is that Jackson played the part all season long, while Allen meandered through the first two and a half months of 2023 like a zombie who forgot how to play the position.
    Tim Graham, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
  • The former Prince of Wales apparently forgot to tell his first wife, Princess Diana, that the royal family gave each other inexpensive gag gifts at Christmas.
    Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The 2025 Golden Globes, explained The past few years, they've also been photographed at events like the US Open Men's Final and Beyoncé's birthday concert in 2023.
    David Oliver, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The 2025 Golden Globes, explained The five-time Grammy-winning singer ended his final tour last summer.
    Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Firefighters believe that the fire was caused by a lithium-ion battery for yard equipment that was left unattended.
    Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
  • But the Trump administration recently dismissed about half of the C.D.C. employees at the agency’s 20 port health stations, leaving some stations entirely unattended.
    Emily Anthes, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Mimi Sound Personalization fine-tunes audio to reveal details that might otherwise be missed.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Evan Phillips missed the World Series with a shoulder issue.
    Fabian Ardaya, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Officer Pino cleared in shooting The Florida Department of Law Enforcement and Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office, in reviews that are standard following any fatal police shooting, found the shooting justified.
    Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
  • This belief justified, in their eyes, the use of indiscriminate violence against the Muslim minority—presaging, in Wagner’s view, the abuses of the post-9/11 era.
    Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • After you're finished, dry the walls completely with your clean towels, being careful to avoid water streaks or soggy spots left untended.
    Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 6 Feb. 2025
  • Uncovering a Forgotten History The discovery was initiated by a 1930s agricultural report referencing untended land filled with graves and trees—an area unsuitable for cultivation.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • But the findings won’t be able to say how abandoned land should be managed, or whether people should try to manage it at all.
    ByDan Charles, science.org, 2 Jan. 2025
  • A day later his car was found abandoned but undamaged in a parking lot near Congaree National Park about 20 miles southeast of Columbia.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 3 Jan. 2025

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“Ignored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ignored. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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