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also foregone
as in avoided
to resist the temptation of
I'll forgo dessert tonight—I'm trying to lose weight
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Recent Examples of forgone
Many companies in the past have forgone shipping costs, allowing shoppers to keep a little extra money in their pockets in time for the holidays.
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Marina Johnson, IndyStar, 3 Dec. 2025
Many companies in the past have forgone shipping costs, allowing shoppers to keep a little extra money in their pockets in time for the holidays.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Nov. 2025
This requires the agency to tally the costs avoided and the benefits forgone from the action.
—James Broughel, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Marina Johnson, IndyStar, 3 Dec. 2025
Many companies in the past have forgone shipping costs, allowing shoppers to keep a little extra money in their pockets in time for the holidays.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Nov. 2025
This requires the agency to tally the costs avoided and the benefits forgone from the action.
—James Broughel, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forgone
avoided
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That last-minute development is reviving debate about the extent of state support for Vanke, one of the last major developers to have avoided an outright default after a broader property market slump sparked record debt failures in recent years.—
Bloomberg News,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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Porter and Swalwell joined majorities of Democratic House members to support various spending packages in Congress, which included billions for a border wall and in at least one case, avoided a government shutdown.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Forgone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forgone. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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