as in to forget
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 omit
Natchez, a new documentary about antebellum tourism in the town of the same name, depicts the tourism industry and its reckoning with—and, at times, lack thereof—the facts of American slavery, and how they have been omitted from house tours and other tourism experiences.
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Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026
Research confirms that when developers try to omit Wikipedia from training data, their models produce answers that are less accurate, less diverse, and less verifiable.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Jan. 2026
In 2021, Richardson accepted a one-month competition ban after testing positive for THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, and was omitted from the Tokyo Olympics roster.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026
For a vegetarian option with a deep, earthy flavor, omit the sausage for mushrooms and add in onion, garlic, and Worcestershire sauce.
—Jenavieve Christensen, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Jan. 2026
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Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026
Research confirms that when developers try to omit Wikipedia from training data, their models produce answers that are less accurate, less diverse, and less verifiable.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Jan. 2026
In 2021, Richardson accepted a one-month competition ban after testing positive for THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, and was omitted from the Tokyo Olympics roster.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026
For a vegetarian option with a deep, earthy flavor, omit the sausage for mushrooms and add in onion, garlic, and Worcestershire sauce.
—Jenavieve Christensen, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Jan. 2026
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Crazy how that works, and crazy that so many people seem to have forgotten that lesson (and many others) from their civics classes in high school.—
Brenda Looper,
Arkansas Online,
11 Feb. 2026
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But even if that New Year's resolution of clearing out the basement once and for all has been forgotten or abandoned by now, the year is still young.—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
11 Feb. 2026
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That shutdown ended with a promise to vote on extending the subsidies, which failed.—
Riley Beggin,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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Previous versions of the bill failed to gain traction in both chambers last year.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Omit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/omit. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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