Overlook
Overlook verb - To fail to give proper attention to.
Usage example: you've overlooked your chores again this week
Nearby Words: overlooking, overlooker
Remember
Remember verb - To bring back to mind.
Usage example: I remember very clearly the fun we had that long-ago summer, but I can't remember what I had for lunch yesterday
Nearby Words: remembrance, remembered, rememberer
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- The audience would remember the accessory and overlook the fact this dog is slightly smaller or bigger depending on the scene.
- Also in the case where an angle(storyline) and/or gimmick(character) is quickly chucked out and it's expected that people will simply not remember it or will be nice enough to overlook it.
Source: Viewers Are Goldfish
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