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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
If a film ignores the author and the core fans, there’s no chance.
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Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2025
Yet that argument ignores the fact that labor markets are a function of both supply and demand, both of which are positively affected by people.
—Ben Zweig, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
In this 1986 film, the Davis family ignores a warning about their new home and quickly discovers it's haunted by a 300-year-old spirit.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Preoccupied, Laz ignores his phone and proceeds with his work, where a ranting and raving Arlo declares that God is going to punish him.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
But then, after the heist, Reichardt finds canny ways to insert a sense of the wider world, one Mooney ignores at his peril and, eventually, catches up to him.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2025
And anybody who ignores these issues does so at their peril.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
This willfully blinkered vision, or, more precisely, reëlection platform, ignores the cost in global opinion along with the moral and political fractures within Israel itself.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
Premier League football in the 2000s could be dramatic and explosive, but what the nostalgia for that era ignores is the number of dour, sterile games there were, many of them settled by a goal from a set piece.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2025
Yet that argument ignores the fact that labor markets are a function of both supply and demand, both of which are positively affected by people.
—Ben Zweig, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
In this 1986 film, the Davis family ignores a warning about their new home and quickly discovers it's haunted by a 300-year-old spirit.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Preoccupied, Laz ignores his phone and proceeds with his work, where a ranting and raving Arlo declares that God is going to punish him.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
But then, after the heist, Reichardt finds canny ways to insert a sense of the wider world, one Mooney ignores at his peril and, eventually, catches up to him.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2025
And anybody who ignores these issues does so at their peril.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
This willfully blinkered vision, or, more precisely, reëlection platform, ignores the cost in global opinion along with the moral and political fractures within Israel itself.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
Premier League football in the 2000s could be dramatic and explosive, but what the nostalgia for that era ignores is the number of dour, sterile games there were, many of them settled by a goal from a set piece.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ignores
Verb
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Unfortunately, Bradley forgets a little thing called search history.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
15 Oct. 2025
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Additional humor comes from a very broad Farmiga, but the series forgets that Barbara exists for long stretches and rarely benefits from her presence.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Oct. 2025
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Still, Alice meets with him and forgives him.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
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Sinnott forgives his parents, and parents today who waver on vaccination.—
Arthur Allen,
ABC News,
22 Oct. 2025
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What a leader neglects in the dark will inevitably be revealed in the light, often at staggering costs.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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This narrative neglects the systemic nature of discrimination, Black lived experiences, and ongoing activism.—
Time,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Wild West saloon — fully equipped with fans, refrigerators, booze and a television — overlooks a pristine saltwater pool in the center of the quarter-acre yard.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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It’s located in the neighborhood of Hunts Point in King County, which overlooks Lake Washington and is about seven miles from Amazon HQ in downtown Seattle.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Yet, the Puerto Rican government has taken a celebratory stance that disregards the pain of thousands who are still awaiting justice.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
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This disregards their income or net worth.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
12 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The canal connected increasingly specialized regions in the early US, explains historian Roger Ransom.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
26 Oct. 2025
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The fact that only 24 examples of the Torpedo exist—each with distinctive hull colors, fabrics, and leathers—explains the brand’s heirloom appeal.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
26 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Moreover, the company entered this period highly levered from the merger, and these misses only amplified the company’s balance sheet problems in the eyes of investors.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
24 Oct. 2025
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If the Heat misses the playoffs next season, then the Hornets would get an unprotected first-round pick from Miami in 2028.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Rethinking Schools’ text justifies much of the Black Panther Party’s mission, despite its members’ open calls for violent revolution against the United States and their many armed, and occasionally deadly, confrontations with law enforcement and rival activists.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
21 Oct. 2025
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The church must name abuse as sin and reject any misuse of Scripture that justifies endurance in violence.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Ignores.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ignores. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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