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also foregoing
as in avoiding
to resist the temptation of
I'll forgo dessert tonight—I'm trying to lose weight
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Recent Examples of forgoing
Today’s Gen Zers might find the foregoing guardrails difficult to grasp.
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Bob Ehrlich, Baltimore Sun, 21 Apr. 2026
This year, some networks are forgoing the practice.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 20 Apr. 2026
Despite forgoing ski racing in high school, both daughters have continued the sport in college.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 19 Apr. 2026
Sixty-two percent of New Yorkers — more than 5 million people — cannot make ends meet without going into debt, relying on public benefits, or forgoing basic needs.
—Jennifer Jones Austin, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026
Much of the decline since 2007 reflects women postponing births rather than forgoing them.
—Dr. Céline Gounder, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
Her pragmatic approach entails forgoing anything that’s too heavy.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 16 Apr. 2026
The agency projected the change could save federal and state governments almost $9 billion annually from people disenrolling from or forgoing enrollment in public benefit programs.
—Kff Health News, Oc Register, 15 Apr. 2026
Over the weekend, however, peace talks in Pakistan faltered, with Vice President JD Vance saying Iran would not commit to forgoing a nuclear weapon.
—Cnn Staff, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2026
Bob Ehrlich, Baltimore Sun, 21 Apr. 2026
This year, some networks are forgoing the practice.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 20 Apr. 2026
Despite forgoing ski racing in high school, both daughters have continued the sport in college.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 19 Apr. 2026
Sixty-two percent of New Yorkers — more than 5 million people — cannot make ends meet without going into debt, relying on public benefits, or forgoing basic needs.
—Jennifer Jones Austin, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026
Much of the decline since 2007 reflects women postponing births rather than forgoing them.
—Dr. Céline Gounder, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
Her pragmatic approach entails forgoing anything that’s too heavy.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 16 Apr. 2026
The agency projected the change could save federal and state governments almost $9 billion annually from people disenrolling from or forgoing enrollment in public benefit programs.
—Kff Health News, Oc Register, 15 Apr. 2026
Over the weekend, however, peace talks in Pakistan faltered, with Vice President JD Vance saying Iran would not commit to forgoing a nuclear weapon.
—Cnn Staff, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forgoing
avoiding
Verb
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Holland's not quite sure why so many in his generation are avoiding alcohol.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
1 May 2026
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Nia has no interest at all in talking to them or even a strategy for avoiding them.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
30 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Forgoing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forgoing. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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