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
  • There’s no need to theorize about what happened here because the obvious answer is Bret Easton Ellis signed off on the first two episodes and then abandoned the adaptation.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Back in 2014, a Ukraine defense ministry spokesperson told CNN that the Zaporizhzhia had been taken over and placed under the flag of the Russian naval fleet when its commander abandoned it.
    — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of abandoned
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  • Cox disputed claims Wells was left stranded when his clients, Warren Hudson, 19; Jax Pitalo, 20; and Morgan Seymour, 19, left the area.
    — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Jakob Junis came in to pitch and struck out José Tena on three pitches to end the inning and leave the runners stranded.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of stranded
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  • Another neighbor said the apartment was deserted when police arrived.
    — Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • One season on our family farm, deer deserted a tree stand that had produced results for years.
    — David Farbman, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of deserted
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