forfeiting

verb

present participle of forfeit
1
as in waiving

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2
as in losing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forfeiting
  1. waiving
  2. losing
  3. committing
  4. entrusting
  5. renouncing
Verb
  • Kimpton and Sonesta stand out for waiving weight and breed limits.
    — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Miami signed safety Tanner Wall and claimed cornerback Ahmari Harvey off waivers from the Pittsburgh Steelers while also waiving quarterback Mark Gronowski and safety Omar Brown.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of waiving
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  • The Bot gets 1 for guessing in three and loses it for losing to me.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Still, all the traumas that informed the album pale in comparison to losing Snider in November 2025.
    — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of losing
Verb
  • The Ravens did that, committing only three penalties for 25 yards (the Eagles had 10 for 96), limiting their mistakes and controlling the line of scrimmage.
    — Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • If jurors find she cannot be held criminally responsible, the court will likely begin the process of committing her to a psychiatric hospital.
    — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of committing
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  • Consumers are also entrusting AI with consequential financial tasks.
    — Nicole Casperson, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Of course, entrusting waste management to gangsters and racketeers has repercussions.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 July 2026
Definition of entrusting
Verb
  • In these photographs, the maternal body enters spaces designed around seduction, aspiration, and idealized femininity without renouncing any of them.
    — Alessia Glaviano, Vogue, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The 2019 Business Roundtable statement renouncing MSV changed rhetoric.
    — Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of renouncing
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