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as in to withdraw
to break a promise or agreement
my so-called best friend promised to help me move, only to renege come Saturday morning
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as in to renounce
to solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to)
refused to renege the principles by which she had always lived her life, even if it resulted in losing her business
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Recent Examples of renege
Jason Lust claims the company reneged on the terms of a 2015 settlement guaranteeing him profit participation and executive producer billing on Pinocchio, Fraggle Rock and Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip.
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Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 5 Feb. 2026
When the president reneged on his Greenland-tariff plan last week, markets steadied.
—Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2026
But Republicans reject the idea of reopening months of bipartisan negotiations and argue that Democrats are reneging on a deal their own appropriators helped write, which also passed the House last week, before the shooting in Minneapolis.
—Nik Popli, Time, 27 Jan. 2026
Then there’s complicity in the Gaza genocide, reneging on promises to address unequal pensions for British women, etc.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2026
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Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 5 Feb. 2026
When the president reneged on his Greenland-tariff plan last week, markets steadied.
—Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2026
But Republicans reject the idea of reopening months of bipartisan negotiations and argue that Democrats are reneging on a deal their own appropriators helped write, which also passed the House last week, before the shooting in Minneapolis.
—Nik Popli, Time, 27 Jan. 2026
Then there’s complicity in the Gaza genocide, reneging on promises to address unequal pensions for British women, etc.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for renege
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By April, Kabila’s new government was persuaded by the IMF and the World Bank to withdraw from the contract with Gertler after only eight months.—
Nicolas Niarchos,
Vanity Fair,
20 Feb. 2026
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Lupel continued working to get Dotson’s rape conviction overturned until withdrawing as his attorney in 1986.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2026
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Its roots are in publicly paying penance for serious sins or crimes in the eyes of the church, like adultery or apostasy, which means renouncing the church and its beliefs.—
Lianna Norman,
Florida Times-Union,
16 Feb. 2026
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Besson’s vision explores the love that was ripped away from Dracula and how that loss led him to renounce God and live for an eternity as his punishment.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2026
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For Dallas’ Black community in the late 1950s through the 1960s, the Forest Theater was the place to see and be seen, recalls Shirley Rhodes, an 80-year-old South Dallas native who spent Saturdays there during her childhood while engrossed in the cinematic offerings.—
Uwa Ede-Osifo,
Dallas Morning News,
14 Feb. 2026
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Travelers with airline reservations may be nervously recalling a 43-day government shutdown that led to historic flight cancellations and long delays last year.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Feb. 2026
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The padded backpack straps also impressed testers, most notably a design that retracts straps in a stash pocket when needed.—
Drew Zieff,
Outside,
17 Feb. 2026
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All of them have small core teams that expand and retract as projects demand.—
Barry Levitt,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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Get ready to pull the winter coats back out, Kansas City.—
Robert A. Cronkleton
Updated February 19,
Kansas City Star,
19 Feb. 2026
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Some officers rushed back out to get a mask.—
Veronica Ortega,
CBS News,
19 Feb. 2026
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Recent requests had similarly been made and denied to honor Charlie Kirk, the slain conservative activist, and former Vice President Dick Cheney.—
MATT BROWN,
Arkansas Online,
21 Feb. 2026
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The Pentagon has denied these allegations.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Feb. 2026
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This week, for the first time at the Olympics, skiers will scamper uphill wearing carpet-like skins on their skis or just their stiff boots, then barrel back down an ungroomed course.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
15 Feb. 2026
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While Lee and Hauswald prepare to roll out their vision, Houston, the City Council member, has not backed down from his push to expedite clearings of tents and RVs.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Renege.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/renege. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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