forsook

verb

past tense of forsake
as in left
to cause to remain behind forsaking most of our possessions, we evacuated just before the hurricane struck

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  1. abandoned
  2. stranded
  3. deserted
Verb
  • Escheatment is defined as the legal process of transferring abandoned, lost, or unclaimed property to the state.
    — Ella McCarthy, Arkansas Online, 16 July 2026
  • Chacajlux’s truck was located abandoned near the scene of the collision and was taken in as evidence.
    — Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 16 July 2026
Definition of abandoned
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  • Kuwait, Iraq and Qatar retain heavy exposure to the waterway, while alternative pipelines cannot absorb all the crude and liquefied natural gas that would be stranded in a prolonged closure.
    — Lee Ying Shan,Sam Meredith, CNBC, 14 July 2026
  • When an engine fire knocked out power and plumbing for five days, 4,000 passengers were stranded with overflowing sewage — including, yes, poop — spoiled food and unbearable heat.
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026
Definition of stranded
Verb
  • Mbappe wasn’t the worst of France’s attackers and never stopped trying to turn the tide, but his quality deserted him.
    — Liam Twomey, New York Times, 16 July 2026
  • Ghulam Ali whipped his head around to see if anyone else was there, but the fields were deserted at this time of day.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 June 2026
Definition of deserted
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