forsaking 1 of 2

as in abandonment
the act of abandoning his hard-hearted forsaking of his wife and children was truly unforgivable

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forsaking

2 of 2

verb

present participle of forsake

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Recent Examples of forsaking
Verb
Tomorrow belonged to individuals who broke the rules, forsaking protocol to act inventively. Angus Fletcher, Big Think, 29 Sep. 2025 Real estate may be the basis of all wealth, but a growing number of millionaires are forsaking homeownership and renting their residences instead. Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forsaking
Noun
  • In some cases, that can be attributed to egregious abandonment or benign neglect.
    Justin Worland, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Former Uvalde school district police chief Pete Arredondo, who was the on-site commander at Robb Elementary School on the day of the shooting, and former school officer Adrian Gonzales, were charged in June 2024 with multiple counts of child endangerment and abandonment.
    Megan Forrester, ABC News, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Eleven of 19 batters struck out against Glasnow and hard-throwing Milwaukee rookie Jacob Misiorowski in the third, fourth and fifth innings with just one baserunner (on a walk), leaving the game locked in a 1-1 tie until the Dodgers put something together in the sixth.
    Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
  • And then the project fell apart, leaving Shackleton with fragments of the unfinished film and time to ruminate on shortcuts and signifiers of the ubiquitous genre.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In fact, 50% of organizations who expected to significantly reduce their customer service workforce by 2027, are now abandoning these plans, according to Gartner, Inc.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2025
  • In September, she was indicted on charges of abandoning a child without intent to return, leaving a child without proper care and two counts of injury to a child, according to court documents.
    Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Forsaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forsaking. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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