foregone 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of foregonenext
as in past

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verb

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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foregone
  1. past
  2. preceded
  3. bygone
  4. erstwhile
  5. other
  6. former
  7. sometime
  8. onetime
Adjective
  • Hilton said his campaign had built an infrastructure of donors and a positive policy playbook that energized crowds in a way past campaigns had not.
    — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Meta, like its hyperscaler peers — Alphabet, Amazon and Microsoft — has laid out an ambitious path for infrastructure development, with spending plans that extend well past $100 billion a year.
    — Kif Leswing,Caleigh Keating, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of past
Verb
  • Roan was preceded by sets from Polachek, Muna, Alisa Mae, Fantasia Royale Gaga and Sweat Eddie.
    — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026
  • If those winds are preceded by sufficient rains, the risk of large fires is dampened.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of preceded
Adjective
  • In the absence of physical tickets, multiple bespoke, aftermarket businesses have sprouted, each offering fans the opportunity to reclaim a bygone tradition.
    — Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Cope, who participated in Frieze London with his namesake gallery, is intentionally alluding to a bygone era of art fairs with his participation in the Dallas and London Invitationals.
    — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of bygone
Adjective
  • The erstwhile king of clay, nine-time champion Rafael Nadal, had been deposed in the quarterfinal, and the man who had dished out that comprehensive defeat, Novak Djokovic, would assume the throne.
    — Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Katrina, an erstwhile nemesis from her school days, discomfits her by showing only kindness rather than animosity.
    — Malcolm Forbes, Christian Science Monitor, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of erstwhile
Adjective
  • Tellingly, most other states give local governments this ability.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
  • His church, the Church of the Resurrection, was at the forefront of efforts to make the United Methodist Church more inclusive to LGBTQ congregants, but many other churches supported the change.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of other
Adjective
  • Greg Totten, the association’s CEO and former longtime Ventura County district attorney, also criticized the decision and its impact on victims’ families.
    — Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Dhillon has drawn fierce criticism from former Justice Department attorneys who have accused her of abandoning the division's traditional civil rights enforcement mission in favor of conservative causes.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of former
Adjective
  • In the mid-1990s, Bob Bartel, a Chicago native and sometime private detective and full-time Beatles nut, heard Louise speak at a fan convention about George’s vacation in Benton.
    — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The uncertain status of TPS has led to sometime conflicting actions by government agencies or employers.
    — Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of sometime
Adjective
  • Pluto is a key asset in the new streaming organization but the onetime FAST channel pioneer, which launched in 2014, has been surpassed by rivals like Tubi and the Roku Channel.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2026
  • In the latest New York Times report, Peltola’s onetime campaign manager said there was collaboration between her former boss’s team and Democrats to plant a second Dan Sullivan in the race.
    — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of onetime
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