as in to precede
to go or come before in time
if the sparse crowds are any indication of the public's interest in the presidential candidate, then his reputation obviously foregoes him
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Recent Examples of forego
But this explanation doesn’t account for another shift – why affluent consumers are foregoing splurges on items like designer handbags in favor of premium groceries.
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Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026
But this explanation doesn’t account for another shift – why affluent consumers are foregoing splurges on items like designer handbags in favor of premium groceries.
—Patrick Van Esch, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2026
On warmer days, forego the sweatshirt and the full-length trench for a coordinating tank top or sports bra and a cropped trench coat, one of the season’s trendiest layers.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 6 Apr. 2026
Earlier this year, as plans solidified for Issa to forego a re-election run and for Desmond to switch districts, Kurdian says both personally asked him to challenge Levin.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
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Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026
But this explanation doesn’t account for another shift – why affluent consumers are foregoing splurges on items like designer handbags in favor of premium groceries.
—Patrick Van Esch, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2026
On warmer days, forego the sweatshirt and the full-length trench for a coordinating tank top or sports bra and a cropped trench coat, one of the season’s trendiest layers.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 6 Apr. 2026
Earlier this year, as plans solidified for Issa to forego a re-election run and for Desmond to switch districts, Kurdian says both personally asked him to challenge Levin.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forego
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In the three years preceding Richard’s death, police were dispatched to the Hollis apartment more than 25 times.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
27 Apr. 2026
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The Connecticut Mirror reviewed thousands of internal records from the nonprofit and interviewed seven former Blue Hills employees and contractors in an effort to understand the events that preceded its collapse.—
Andrew Brown,
Hartford Courant,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Forego.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forego. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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