/**
 * Creates a new object by deeply cloning the original and then removing properties
 * specified by an array of dot-notation paths. It does not mutate the original object.
 *
 * @param obj The source object.
 * @param paths An array of strings representing the paths to exclude (e.g., 'snippet.thumbnails').
 * @returns A new object with the specified paths removed.
 */
export declare function omitPaths<T extends object>(obj: T, paths: string[]): T;