1
as in to decrease
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 to ignore
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 to postpone
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 remit
Advertisement In prior research, my colleagues and I have also found that some groups of immigrants are less likely to remit than others.
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Ernesto Castañeda / The Conversation, Quartz, 24 Oct. 2024
When a patient fills a prescription for a medication that carries a rebate, the drug maker remits an amount to the PBM, according to terms laid out in the contract.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
For one thing, emigrants from developing countries remit around $440 billion annually to relatives at home, a transfer that is three times the size of total official development aid worldwide.
—Sebastian Mallaby, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2015
The police sent their request to the Supreme Court’s Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who remitted it to the Justice Ministry, according to the sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to speak publicly.
—Eléonore Hughes and David Biller, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
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Ernesto Castañeda / The Conversation, Quartz, 24 Oct. 2024
When a patient fills a prescription for a medication that carries a rebate, the drug maker remits an amount to the PBM, according to terms laid out in the contract.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
For one thing, emigrants from developing countries remit around $440 billion annually to relatives at home, a transfer that is three times the size of total official development aid worldwide.
—Sebastian Mallaby, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2015
The police sent their request to the Supreme Court’s Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who remitted it to the Justice Ministry, according to the sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to speak publicly.
—Eléonore Hughes and David Biller, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for remit
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These tremendous reductions have been linked to fewer respiratory illnesses, decreased hospital visits, and ultimately, lives saved and reducing climate impacts.—
Margo T. Oge,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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Range within the city is only around 120 miles (193 km) while cruising around on the freeway will decrease that number further to 71 miles (114 km).—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
19 Jan. 2025
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Hylton-Brown ignored Sutton’s attempt to stop him and drove off.—
Janelle Griffith,
NBC News,
24 Jan. 2025
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Johansson shared that Rose recently ignored a boy who had a crush on her, leaving him feeling hurt.—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
24 Jan. 2025
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But Goodman suffered a cut over his left eye while training, and that match was postponed until January 24.—
Josh Katzowitz,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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With those factors taken into consideration, the NBA postponed the game, with no date currently set for the game to be made up.—
Ryan Canfield,
Fox News,
22 Jan. 2025
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The new aid package swiftly follows Donald Trump's inauguration as president of the United States once more, and U.S. support for Ukraine could diminish soon.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
21 Jan. 2025
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Corporate philanthropy, too, has diminished, which is a particular problem in a city where business leaders once took pride in making generous contributions to the arts.—
David Allen Jenn Ackerman,
New York Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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Hilarity ensued, and, forgive the spoilers, things did not end up the way everyone may have wanted.—
Rob Salkowitz,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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Fassbender may be too obviously statuesque for real spycraft, but his performance of an agent cracking under the weight of existential turmoil is so hypnotic that one forgives the incongruous casting choice.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
16 Jan. 2025
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Hours after taking office, Trump signed multiple executive orders, including one action delaying a nationwide ban of the social media platform TikTok.—
Alex Thomas,
arkansasonline.com,
26 Jan. 2025
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Tacopina was incensed by the eleventh-hour revelation and asked Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Mark Arnold to delay opening arguments or restart jury selection in light of the new information.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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Happiness is something fans appear to be embracing on Erika these days, with the onslaught of social media negativity subsiding in favor of praise.—
Dave Quinn,
People.com,
15 Jan. 2025
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Following last year's devastating tornadoes and storms, insurance challenges are unlikely to subside anytime soon.—
Linh Ta,
Axios,
14 Jan. 2025
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Now, in a small hospital where soft sobs echoed off the sterile linoleum floors, Aaron Easton, the boy Sara married who grew up to be Marysville’s police chief, explained what happened: Sara had shot herself in the head.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacramento Bee,
26 Jan. 2025
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With the world's richest man now joining President Trump at the White House, Elon Musk's biographer explains what drives the tech titan.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Jan. 2025
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“Remit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remit. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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