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Recent Examples of forfeited
Los Osos High School forfeited a tournament game against Jurupa Valley on Saturday, while Patriot High School forfeited its Monday varsity match, marking its second forfeit to JVHS this season.
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forfeited
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Veteran Christian Ramirez started in the CONCACAF Champions Cup opener, but had his contract bought out Saturday and was waived by the club.—
Damian Calhoun,
Daily News,
21 Feb. 2026
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Possibly inspired by Gisèle, Joanne Young has waived her right to anonymity.—
Gaby Wood,
Vogue,
21 Feb. 2026
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Ohio State has since lost at Minnesota and to Maryland and Michigan at home.—
Cameron Teague Robinson,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2026
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The film picked up two Academy Award nominations, for Wiig and Mumolo's screenplay, and for McCarthy's supporting performance, but lost in both categories.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Feb. 2026
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Savvy is being entrusted with more PIF assets though.—
Dominic Dudley,
semafor.com,
23 Feb. 2026
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After rotating regularly between four bigs for much of the year, Gottlieb entrusted redshirt freshman Laura Williams with the lion’s share of opportunities at the five Thursday.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Forfeited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forfeited. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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