as in past
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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
Adjective
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Over his past 25 games before Sunday, Olson had a 1.003 OPS and NL-leading 17 extra-base hits in that period.—
David O'Brien,
New York Times,
16 June 2025 -
This can be true in the AI era, but AI will also enable us to break free from these constraints, creating tools that aren’t bound by past methodologies.—
Andy Boyd,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
Verb
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The search for reinforcements — whether through free agency or the draft — preceded the Philadelphia Eagles delivering a knockout blow on Kansas City’s three-peat.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2025
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Clemson Defensive coordinator Tom Allen The domino that preceded Penn State’s hiring of Knowles was Clemson luring Allen away from the Nittany Lions.—
Ralph D. Russo,
The Athletic,
13 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The idea that only land invasions can achieve military objectives belongs to a bygone era—one that has cost the United States dearly in blood and treasure.—
David A. Deptula,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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The findings will be published, and the fragments archived for future academic study, with plans for eventual public display, allowing contemporary audiences to witness these extraordinary artistic legacies from a bygone era.—
Willem Marx,
NPR,
20 June 2025
Adjective
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Trump’s reelection dashed the view that his first presidency was a mere aberration, and his second administration’s early, seismic actions on global trade, skepticism toward allies, and affection for erstwhile adversaries have already changed the United States’ role and image in the world.—
REBECCA LISSNER,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
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As an early example of this, Stephen Griffin, a constitutional law professor at Tulane Law School, points to the Quasi War, a limited naval conflict between the fledgling U.S. and its erstwhile Revolutionary War ally, France.—
Scott Neuman,
NPR,
23 June 2025
Adjective
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To get a free ticket, tune into those stations or follow other organizations’ social and outreach platforms.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
17 June 2025
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As Spiranac and other golf influencers have taken a different approach to growing the game, the Swedish golf legend was all for it.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2025
Adjective
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California politics: In the June 18 Section A, a column about U.S. senators running for governor said former California Gov. George Deukmejian was term limited.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2025
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Rachel Zegler is starring in one of London’s hottest West End productions right now, as former first lady of Argentina Eva Perón, in Evita.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
20 June 2025
Adjective
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That’s because her daughter and sometime musical companion Willow had cooked up her own homebrew tribute to the Great White Way.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
10 June 2025
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Instead, Trump took a number of potshots at his sometime opponent during a Tuesday press conference, less than 48 hours after ordering the Bureau of Prisons to reopen Alcatraz as a federal penitentiary.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacbee.com,
7 May 2025
Adjective
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And in 2023, former Disney COO Thomas Staggs and onetime TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer stepped down from the Forest Road board.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
18 June 2025
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The jury also saw text messages showing how Kristine Khorram – Combs' onetime chief of staff – scrambled in 2016 to make sure video of Combs assaulting Ventura at a Los Angeles hotel would not see the light of day.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
17 June 2025
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“Foregone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foregone. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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