pretermissions

noun

plural of pretermission
as in defaults

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  1. abbreviations
  2. deductions
  3. reductions
  4. failures
Noun
  • There will be controversy, grift and venality, supporters will get lost and lose themselves in a fog of legalese, accounting and abbreviations — VAR, SCR, LOL, FFS — there will be ugliness and misgivings and a lot of meh.
    — George Caulkin, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • For spacing purposes, Steele has removed the following words – left, at, by, went, had, in, the, to, for, and, then and got – and has crafted his own abbreviations.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of abbreviations
Noun
  • This status also serves as a crucial fundraising tool, as donations from alumni and others become eligible for tax deductions.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Sami claimed deductions totaling about $98,000 over three years as charitable and marketing expenses.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of deductions
Noun
  • Investigators reported a dose-dependent drop in biomarker levels on certain measures, meaning higher doses led to greater reductions, a sign the drug is having an effect.
    — Andrew Joseph, STAT, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Dignity Health did not directly address questions about staffing reductions Friday.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of reductions
Noun
  • Summary The Lindsay Clancy case, involving postpartum psychosis, highlights critical gaps in maternal health support and systemic failures.
    — Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Fifty years on, these songs capture the feelings and failures not of Los Angeles but of America, too.
    — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 30 Aug. 2026
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“Pretermissions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pretermissions. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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