foregone 1 of 2

past participle of forego
as in preceded
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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foregone

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adjective

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Verb
  • That wasn’t the only encouraging sign from Sasaki, whose final outing of this rehabilitation assignment was far more promising than any that preceded it.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The attacks preceded the ongoing assault on Gaza by Israel, which has killed over 64,000 Palestinians in the region.
    Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Other pros, including Gleb Savchenko, Ezra Sosa, and newcomer Jan Ravnik, appear to be single this season—but as past seasons have shown, the ballroom has a way of sparking unexpected connections.
    Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Now, some of AQSLC’s past activities and affiliations are raising eyebrows.
    Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The restaurant is set inside a building whose interior decor, installed by the family, resembles that of a house in a bygone bayou.
    Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Gen Z is definitely here for the glam interiors of a bygone era.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • While Russia obsesses over Ukraine, its erstwhile friends and clients are quietly slipping away.
    Jeremy Shapiro, The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The decisions ultimately have dire consequences for both the erstwhile pals and everyone else living on Inisherin.
    Hannah Kerns, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • In order to embolden and support his organization, bin Laden often videotaped himself with messages aimed at his target audience, established training centers in Afghanistan, had an expansive funding network that included wealthy individuals, couriers, mosques and other complex ways to raise funds.
    Richard Frankel, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Advertisement Kirk’s path to national prominence was unlike that of other MAGA icons.
    Eric Cortellessa, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The expiring boost, implemented in Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act under former President Joe Biden, applies to 22 million of the 24 million low- and middle-income Americans with plans through the ACA marketplace.
    Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Frantzve was also a former beauty queen, having been crowned Miss Arizona USA in 2012.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Among the travelling group was Penny Cuthbertson, a friend of Lucian’s and his sometime subject.
    Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Those two little words, your place, offer a first big hint as to the sometime-couple’s current status.
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • In the next shot, the two are standing in the room as Musk gets personal to reveal the complexities of his relationship status with onetime girlfriend and mother of his three children, Grimes, whose real name is Claire Elise Boucher.
    Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The British ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson was fired after a series of emails and other documents that show his onetime support for the late, disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
    Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Foregone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foregone. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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