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
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  • The Sixers are also working to add Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, though cap space issues require waiving Dalen Terry and potentially another player.
    — Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
  • That means if, for whatever reason, things don't work out, the Blackhawks can deal him without having to go through the headache of him waiving his no-move clause or giving the thumbs-up to any trades.
    — Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2026
Definition of waiving
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  • There’s an obvious downside, of course, if the Sox bullpen couldn’t pick up the slack after losing one or both veteran relievers and the team fell out of contention.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026
  • Lipinski, Spector said, came to Dutch as a customer after losing her home in the Los Angeles fires and needing care for her dog.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 25 July 2026
Definition of losing
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  • Rework the schedule, confirm the details, and choose the lesson worth committing to.
    — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026
  • Engineers and policymakers have to study the benefits and feasibility before committing taxpayer cash and efforts.
    — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 26 July 2026
Definition of committing
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  • Of course, entrusting waste management to gangsters and racketeers has repercussions.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 July 2026
  • Vance is still the default nominee, and Trump entrusting him with an Iran deal that could make or break his presidency is a sign of Vance’s clout, the person added.
    — Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 28 June 2026
Definition of entrusting
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  • Mark Ford Rosemary Tonks emulated French Symbolist poets before converting to Christianity and renouncing all her own works.
    — The New York Review of Books, The New York Review of Books, 4 July 2026
  • Corbett, of Palatine, announced his independent candidacy days after renouncing the current state of the Republican Party and dropping his consulting business work with GOP contenders.
    — Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2026
Definition of renouncing
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