as in deletion
something left out
the disk contains a selection of deleted scenes, and a couple of the omissions greatly add to the intelligibility of the movie's plot
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Recent Examples of omission
As robots begin to move out of labs and warehouses and into hospitals, care facilities, and homes, that omission starts to look less like an oversight and more like a structural blind spot.
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Grace Brown, Fortune, 5 Feb. 2026
Bedard’s omission sparked intense discussion.
—Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
Belichick’s omission from this year’s class has drawn criticism from the football world, and Gronkowski joined that chorus in his interview.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2026
Some news accounts have noted omissions in the book.
—Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 5 Feb. 2026
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Grace Brown, Fortune, 5 Feb. 2026
Bedard’s omission sparked intense discussion.
—Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
Belichick’s omission from this year’s class has drawn criticism from the football world, and Gronkowski joined that chorus in his interview.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2026
Some news accounts have noted omissions in the book.
—Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for omission
deletion
Noun
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Often there are gaps or deliberate deletions from the historical record.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Feb. 2026
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All parties, however, opted not to address the deletion.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Omission.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/omission. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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