FORFEITING Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

forfeiting

verb

present participle of forfeit

as in waiving

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as in losing

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Additionally, the Unified Government is waiving permitting fees for residents who need electrical work.

— Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2026
Howard also said the defense discussed waiving some public-trial access because of security concerns, but that no Sixth Amendment waiver was made on the record.

— Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026

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Northeastern Poland was affected by the storm, too, with over 100,000 people losing power.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
After scoring the game’s first run in the top of the 10th, the Angels gave up two with two outs in the bottom of the inning, losing to the Texas Rangers, 2-1, on Friday night, once again wasting a scoreless start from Reid Detmers.

— Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2026

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That starts with renouncing the use of military intervention as a first resort and ending the practice of diplomacy by airstrike.

— MARC LYNCH, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of renouncing

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