1
as in decreases
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 ignores
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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as in postpones
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 remits
This can have weird consequences since there is often a lag between the time that the debtor's employer remits money to the sheriff's office and the sheriff's office lags in sending the money to the creditor.
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Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
The site collects from clients are remits payment to you when jobs are complete, minus the site’s 20% fee.
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Kathy Kristof,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2026
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
The site collects from clients are remits payment to you when jobs are complete, minus the site’s 20% fee.
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Kathy Kristof,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for remits
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Previous research has demonstrated that direct exposure to nature significantly reduces physiological stress, lowers heart rates and decreases levels of stress hormones, like cortisol.
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This risk decreases as the storm moves away.
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Stating that Palestinians are entitled to a country of their own ignores the facts.
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With the job’s high salary, live-in accommodations and her love of children on her mind, Layla ignores Jasmine’s concerns and drives to the family’s estate to meet Zuri.
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The Defense secretary said the ceasefire postpones the deadline for securing such approval.
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This is equally true of society, and disregarding this truth only postpones the moment of reckoning.
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After the laughter ringing through the room subsides, though, Abela does allow for a moment of reverence — for the HBO drama if not for the disreputable people who populate it.
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Then the climax subsides for a lovely coda of strings, accompanied by a denouement in which the now casually clad, contemporary-looking singer smashes up her play set in the apartment where she’s presumably been brooding over all this stuff.
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But Hannah, who sees his true good nature, forgives him.
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While The Pitt forgives and empathizes with Robby’s flaws, Robby is not called on to extend that empathy to others.
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The deal also delays the elimination of dental help for undocumented adults a year later than Newsom proposed.
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Extending careers delays workforce loss but does not address long-term demographic trends or the inevitability of workforce transition.
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In most lakes oxygen content diminishes rapidly at depths below 35 feet.
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None of this diminishes the responsibility of wealthy countries.
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Fans might be quick to immediately pencil in Rodriguez as the starter, yet this totally overlooks Dodson’s competitiveness.
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Custom designed in Italy — to accommodate bigger tables and cupholders — and installed in 2014, the wheel features 16 gondolas and overlooks the Mississippi River.
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“Remits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remits. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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