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also foregoing
as in avoiding
to resist the temptation of
I'll forgo dessert tonight—I'm trying to lose weight
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Recent Examples of forgoing
Years of steadily climbing coffee prices have some in this country of coffee lovers upending their habits by nixing café visits, switching to cheaper brews or foregoing it altogether.
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Matt Sedensky, Fortune, 16 Feb. 2026
Years of steadily climbing coffee prices have some in this country of coffee lovers upending their habits by nixing cafe visits, switching to cheaper brews or forgoing it altogether.
—Matt Sedensky, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
Years of steadily climbing coffee prices have some in this country of coffee lovers upending their habits by nixing café visits, switching to cheaper brews or foregoing it altogether.
—ABC News, 13 Feb. 2026
For many of the wounded, the threat of disappearing into Iran’s prisons far outweighs the risks of forgoing medical help.
—Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 11 Feb. 2026
Consumers are also forgoing long-term plans for short-term goals.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
Despite stumbling on a quad lutz jump and forgoing a quad axel for a triple, Malinin’s score of 200 points was enough to hold off a clean and graceful program by Japan’s Shun Sato for the overall gold.
—Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 8 Feb. 2026
Another study of 27,651 adults in the United States showed that people with depression and anxiety were much more likely (two to three times) to have medical debt, which doubled their chances of delaying or forgoing mental health treatment.
—Literary Hub, 6 Feb. 2026
The university is proposing paying up to a $10 million entry fee while also forgoing league revenue, which could be up to $2 million, sources told CBS Sacramento's Jake Gadon.
—Brandon Downs, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
Matt Sedensky, Fortune, 16 Feb. 2026
Years of steadily climbing coffee prices have some in this country of coffee lovers upending their habits by nixing cafe visits, switching to cheaper brews or forgoing it altogether.
—Matt Sedensky, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
Years of steadily climbing coffee prices have some in this country of coffee lovers upending their habits by nixing café visits, switching to cheaper brews or foregoing it altogether.
—ABC News, 13 Feb. 2026
For many of the wounded, the threat of disappearing into Iran’s prisons far outweighs the risks of forgoing medical help.
—Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 11 Feb. 2026
Consumers are also forgoing long-term plans for short-term goals.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
Despite stumbling on a quad lutz jump and forgoing a quad axel for a triple, Malinin’s score of 200 points was enough to hold off a clean and graceful program by Japan’s Shun Sato for the overall gold.
—Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 8 Feb. 2026
Another study of 27,651 adults in the United States showed that people with depression and anxiety were much more likely (two to three times) to have medical debt, which doubled their chances of delaying or forgoing mental health treatment.
—Literary Hub, 6 Feb. 2026
The university is proposing paying up to a $10 million entry fee while also forgoing league revenue, which could be up to $2 million, sources told CBS Sacramento's Jake Gadon.
—Brandon Downs, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forgoing
avoiding
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But the woman avoiding his gaze was about to save his life.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Feb. 2026
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According to iS Clinical, a small amount is best tapped along the eye area, avoiding the inner corners.—
Iman Balagam,
Vogue,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Forgoing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forgoing. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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