defaulting

verb

present participle of default
as in ignoring

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for defaulting
  1. ignoring
  2. disregarding
  3. omitting
  4. failing
Verb
  • The market isn't ignoring all this goodness at the moment, given Dell's rally is still respectable.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
  • All while ignoring the many examples of other big schools, like the Florida Gators, that have struggled to fill seats for noon games in August.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of ignoring
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  • Ellison says that email was sent to the company's firearms compliance team, but a team member admitted to disregarding the email in a deposition.
    — Stephen Swanson, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The Fed focuses on underlying inflation, often disregarding volatile factors like tariffs or energy price swings, especially amidst the Iran War.
    — Bill Conerly, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of disregarding
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  • Trying to disinherit someone simply by omitting them from the will could backfire.
    — Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Much like whiteness itself, America can only admire its virtues by strategically omitting most of its own history.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of omitting
Verb
  • Golden and Gluesenkamp Perez provided the margin to prevent a tie, which under House rules is the same as a measure failing outright.
    — Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Set against the competitive world of Fleet Street, Murdoch purchases the failing Sun and recruits Lamb, a working-class editor with a very different idea of what a newspaper can be.
    — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of failing
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“Defaulting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defaulting. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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