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as in forgets
to fail to give proper attention to
ignoring your health now will haunt you further down the road
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as in forgives
to dismiss as of little importance
although the movie is a cinematic tour de force, one can't ignore the fact that it seriously distorts history
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Recent Examples of ignores
So much is being disclosed that the borrower or tenant ignores everything.
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Joshua Stein, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
The second view—people can just move to cheaper cities, because the prosperous city is full up—also ignores basic economics.
—Richard McGahey, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Mike tries to make an elaborate attack plan, but Brady ignores him and dives in like a berserker.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
The pesticide adulteration rate matched that of products from California’s legal market, which mandates screening for 66 pesticides but ignores scores of other compounds The Times found.
—Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
That’s because the spending cap formula doesn’t rely on a comprehensive inflation rate but rather on one that ignores energy and food costs.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 18 Dec. 2024
For all of us, this system completely ignores our very real needs, diverting dollars and attention from the critical services our families desperately need in the wake of violence.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Laroche ignores that and encourages him to deny the existence of the transmission.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 17 Dec. 2024
Tomás forbids it, but Paja, in the style of rebellious teens and younger siblings everywhere, ignores him.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
Joshua Stein, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
The second view—people can just move to cheaper cities, because the prosperous city is full up—also ignores basic economics.
—Richard McGahey, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Mike tries to make an elaborate attack plan, but Brady ignores him and dives in like a berserker.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
The pesticide adulteration rate matched that of products from California’s legal market, which mandates screening for 66 pesticides but ignores scores of other compounds The Times found.
—Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
That’s because the spending cap formula doesn’t rely on a comprehensive inflation rate but rather on one that ignores energy and food costs.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 18 Dec. 2024
For all of us, this system completely ignores our very real needs, diverting dollars and attention from the critical services our families desperately need in the wake of violence.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Laroche ignores that and encourages him to deny the existence of the transmission.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 17 Dec. 2024
Tomás forbids it, but Paja, in the style of rebellious teens and younger siblings everywhere, ignores him.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ignores
Verb
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That at least explains the offense, which had attrition on the offensive line and backfield, plus a couple of key losses at receiver because of off-field issues.—
Seth Emerson,
The Athletic,
24 Dec. 2024
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This explains why women tend to need those extra hours of sleep compared to men.—
Sofía Esquivel,
Glamour,
24 Dec. 2024
Verb
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This approach does not address systemic problems around compensation decisions and misses the opportunity to create meaningful, lasting change in an organization.—
Lyssa Hansard,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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But all this misses the point—the point which Matthew’s first readers would have heard loud and clear.—
N.T. Wright,
TIME,
20 Dec. 2024
Verb
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This hypocrisy is rancid but irrelevant to those for whom the end justifies any means, including cold-blooded murder.—
Alan M. Dershowitz,
New York Daily News,
22 Dec. 2024
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The question has to be asked whether Neuer justifies that sort of salary going forward.—
Manuel Veth,
Forbes,
20 Dec. 2024
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“Ignores.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ignores. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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