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
However, the law did not cover squatters occupying commercial properties—an omission that lawmakers in Tallahassee are now trying to fix.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
But Democrats and local officials are sounding the alarm over the omission of language that would allow D.C. to continue spending its local budget at fiscal 2025 levels, as has been a long-standing practice for stopgap bills.
—Aris Folley, The Hill, 13 Mar. 2025
This omission, as well as the fact that this version of the sonnet has a different beginning than the original, may explain how a copy of a Shakespeare poem remained undiscovered for centuries, according to Veronese.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Mar. 2025
By omission, his end goal ensures conversation is shut down by not acknowledging Palestinian deaths, conservatively estimated at over 100,000.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
But Democrats and local officials are sounding the alarm over the omission of language that would allow D.C. to continue spending its local budget at fiscal 2025 levels, as has been a long-standing practice for stopgap bills.
—Aris Folley, The Hill, 13 Mar. 2025
This omission, as well as the fact that this version of the sonnet has a different beginning than the original, may explain how a copy of a Shakespeare poem remained undiscovered for centuries, according to Veronese.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Mar. 2025
By omission, his end goal ensures conversation is shut down by not acknowledging Palestinian deaths, conservatively estimated at over 100,000.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Omission.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/omission. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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