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as in missed
to be unable to recall or think of
I forget exactly on which street that the house is
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2
as in ignored
to fail to give proper attention to
she promised not to forget her high school friends after she went off to college
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3
as in neglected
to leave undone or unattended to especially through carelessness
he forgot the pot boiling on the stove
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as in failed
to miss the opportunity or obligation
I forgot to call on his birthday
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Recent Examples of forgot
If tariffs really are going to crush the economy, someone forgot to tell the nation’s small businesses!
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Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Leichman forgot the baby was in the car and headed home instead.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2025
But even after expanding her own family, Maynard never forgot about her firstborn.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2025
An owner who forgot to lock her dog's crate was left speechless when her pup did the unexpected with the chance to have freedom after the house.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Aug. 2025
Muriel Spark never forgot the presence and the moral problem of evil.
—Rachel Cusk, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2025
Someone forgot to tell the Torrey Pines offense.
—Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2025
After a series of setbacks and confrontations with a system stacked against him, Reuben strikes back at the police and government that forgot him.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
The Portage Plan Commission drew the line on adding a 154th lot to the Sandy Trails subdivision, rejecting the developer’s argument that the lot was omitted from the final plat previously approved after an engineer forgot to draw a line to include the lot.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Leichman forgot the baby was in the car and headed home instead.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2025
But even after expanding her own family, Maynard never forgot about her firstborn.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2025
An owner who forgot to lock her dog's crate was left speechless when her pup did the unexpected with the chance to have freedom after the house.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Aug. 2025
Muriel Spark never forgot the presence and the moral problem of evil.
—Rachel Cusk, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2025
Someone forgot to tell the Torrey Pines offense.
—Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2025
After a series of setbacks and confrontations with a system stacked against him, Reuben strikes back at the police and government that forgot him.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
The Portage Plan Commission drew the line on adding a 154th lot to the Sandy Trails subdivision, rejecting the developer’s argument that the lot was omitted from the final plat previously approved after an engineer forgot to draw a line to include the lot.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forgot
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The junior running back missed much of 2024 with injuries, and despite practicing during fall camp, has remained on the sidelines so far.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
9 Sep. 2025
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Cincinnati retook the lead three drives later, though Cleveland had a chance to steal the game late in the fourth quarter but failed after Andre Szmyt missed a 36-yard field goal wide right.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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According to a passenger who spotted her aboard the plane, the congressional representative had ignored a friendly greeting from the economy-cabin flier.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Sep. 2025
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Sometimes, they’d be turned away, and other times, ignored.—
David Rodriguez Muñoz,
Freep.com,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Most companies neglected formal lobbying until faced with scrutiny, potential regulation or in response to crises.—
Paulo Carvão,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Like Jay Kelly, Sentimental Value is about a filmmaker who neglected his family in order to focus on his career — a character played by the veteran Swedish thespian Stellan Skarsgård, who will probably duke it out with Sandler for the best supporting actor Oscar.—
Scott Feinberg,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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At the conclusion of the state's case Wednesday, the defense moved to have the case dismissed, arguing the state had failed to prove its case.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Sep. 2025
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So far this decade — according to Brian McNoldy, a senior research associate at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric and Earth Science — the number of days that lows failed to dip below 80 degrees has already doubled compared to the 2000’s.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Presumably, this is because those players lost their ‘development’ period — their early teenage years — to the war.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Eastern Washington lost its opening game last week and has not had a winning season since 2021.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Could you have inadvertently been omitted from a list of employee birthdays?—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
29 Aug. 2025
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The snide discussion of the couple’s relationship, with its suggestion of gold digging on the part of Grey (or at least her mother), omitted some significant details.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Forgot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forgot. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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