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also forego
as in to avoid
to resist the temptation of
I'll forgo dessert tonight—I'm trying to lose weight
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Recent Examples of forgo
Contractors forgo healthcare and savings plans, self-manage taxes and upkeep certifications.
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Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 23 July 2025
Adults tend to forgo these entirely, treating sleep as an abrupt off-switch instead of a transition.
—Michelle Stansbury, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
Having to forgo work-life balance in exchange for scaling a business is not something that’s exclusive to the tech industry—leaders of all industries have admitted that working as much as possible will translate to results.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 21 July 2025
Almost a third of uninsured adults report delaying or forgoing care due to cost, compared with 6% of insured adults, according to a KFF report.
—Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 16 July 2025
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Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 23 July 2025
Adults tend to forgo these entirely, treating sleep as an abrupt off-switch instead of a transition.
—Michelle Stansbury, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
Having to forgo work-life balance in exchange for scaling a business is not something that’s exclusive to the tech industry—leaders of all industries have admitted that working as much as possible will translate to results.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 21 July 2025
Almost a third of uninsured adults report delaying or forgoing care due to cost, compared with 6% of insured adults, according to a KFF report.
—Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 16 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forgo
avoid
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If shipments from these DCs started flowing across the border to the US, that would be evidence that Walmart is looking to avoid transshipment tariffs.—
Steve Banker,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Fortunately, this increase will not affect the vast majority of subway riders, most of whom avoid paying the fare altogether by hopping over the turnstile or rushing in through the emergency exit door.—
John Ficarra,
New York Daily News,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Forgo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forgo. Accessed 14 Aug. 2025.
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