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
  • Last week, retired Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge James Emerson released his 42-page advisory opinion that preceded the board’s vote, finding that Corpus violated conflict-of-interest laws and retaliated against deputies who challenged her authority.
    Ryan Macasero, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
  • In the Shows of a Lost World Tour that preceded the 2024 album, the Cure debuted a handful of songs live that ultimately ended up on the LP itself.
    Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Her participation had already sparked controversy due to her past ballroom experience.
    Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Notorious past prisoners Over the past century and a half, the walls of La Santé have deprived many famous French men of their freedom.
    Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Like their forebears in a bygone era of Republican politics, their beliefs are defined by faith in free markets and suspicion of government meddling in society.
    David M. Drucker, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025
  • As Coppola’s documentary is set to introduce Jacobs’s Vuitton years to a new generation and as demand on resale platforms continues to surge, collectors like Pyes are helping preserve the magic of a bygone era.
    Erin Cunningham, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The erstwhile president and his entourage got on a jet that flew them to Hmeimim, a coastal air base controlled by Russia, which had been his most critical backer in the war.
    Danny Makki, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Worried that Dessalines’s enemies might eventually force upon him the same fate suffered by his erstwhile friend and ally, Christophe refused to be sworn into office.
    Marlene L. Daut September 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • This capability could be invaluable for aerospace maintenance and other precision tasks.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Informed conclusion here — Whitworth and Fitzpatrick are going to dunk each other in a vat of Skyline Chili, then scream until the cameras cut out.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Kabul wants to hedge against its deteriorating relationship with its former patron Islamabad, which accuses the Taliban of harboring a separate but allied group that has carried out deadly attacks inside Pakistan.
    Happymon Jacob, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
  • And with foreign powers long divided over the war in Syria and the uprising against its former dictator, there is little hope for an international tribunal either.
    Danny Makki, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Donald had a new lady called Marla Maples, who was a sometime actress, putting it delicately.
    Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025
  • They were not allowed to stay in private homes — annoying for sometime Paris resident Serena Williams — but could eat out at Paris restaurants.
    Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Cortez Masto, a former state attorney general, was first elected to the Senate in 2016, replacing the onetime Senate majority leader, Harry Reid, after the Democrat retired.
    Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Ed Williams, the onetime broadcasting teacher who portrayed Ted Olson, the earnest lab scientist with a pocket protector and a kinky side, on the Police Squad!
    Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Foregone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foregone. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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