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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Dawson Griffin had 14 points, 4 rebounds and 4 blocks, and Wilson Reid tallied 8 points and 5 rebounds for the Yellowjackets, who've won 13 of their past 14 games.—
Erick Taylor,
Arkansas Online,
8 Jan. 2026 -
Matthews has six goals in his past three games.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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In that instance, a nearly 90-minute delay preceded the decision to reschedule the game to a later date.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Jan. 2026
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Thirteen World Series trophies have been won under the past two CBAs preceded by a full offseason.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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This bond was forged in a bygone era.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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Schulz's Restaurant Open since 1953, this old-school haunt feels like it's been lifted straight from a bygone era.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The erstwhile quarterback for the Judases should just stay home with Madison Beer, his erstwhile girlfriend, maybe take in a movie.—
Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Jan. 2026
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Inside, a trove of occult objects attests to its erstwhile owner’s conception of the space as a funerary mansion for his soul in the afterlife.—
Javier Montes,
Artforum,
1 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Newsom is certainly right that California is a great state and an economic engine unmatched by other states.—
Sal Rodriguez,
Oc Register,
9 Jan. 2026
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To address the problem, water managers many years ago lowered the levels, but the tree islands never recovered, leaving ghosts of islands that lack the elevation to support the majestic hardwoods found in other parts of the Everglades, such as cypress, pond apple and pop ash trees.—
Amy Green,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Jack McGregor, a former state senator and the original founder of the Pittsburgh Penguins, died at the age of 91 on Tuesday.—
Michael Guise,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Notable alumni Plenty of former Canes players were on the sidelines pregame Thursday.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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De Niro-Rodriguez, a sometime actor who had appeared in Bradley Cooper’s 2018 A Star Is Born.—
Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
30 Oct. 2025
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Donald had a new lady called Marla Maples, who was a sometime actress, putting it delicately.—
Michael Schulman,
New Yorker,
12 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The onetime Gen X badboy was famously, briefly married to pop icon Madonna before reinventing himself as one of the greatest actors of his generation, notching an Oscar for 2003’s Mystic River.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
5 Jan. 2026
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Novelist, activist, philanthropist, and onetime newspaper scion Sallie Bingham died on August 6 at the age of 88.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Foregone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foregone. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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