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as in withdrew
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 renounced
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 reneged
Merit filed for Chapter 11 in July, amid financial problems and alleging that TBN had reneged on more than $100 million of financial responsibilities.
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Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
Netanyahu also said Israel would not hesitate to restart its military campaign against Hamas if the militant group refused the deal or reneged on the terms of the agreement.
—Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2025
Thaksin briefly allied with Move Forward in an attempt to form a government, but reneged on that deal to instead lead a motley coalition alongside 10 establishment-leaning parties, including two directly responsible for the 2014 ouster of his sister.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 15 Sep. 2025
Only, his side of the story suggests that this summer was the boiling point of a longer game, dating back to last summer when contract promises were reneged upon.
—Harry De Cosemo, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
In a video shared on X by a user who identified himself as Phillips’ best friend, the gift-giving moment went viral, and prompted commenters to call into question why the team reneged on the PS5.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Trudeau won successive elections in 2019 and 2021, but his popularity has steadily declined since as Canadians have become frustrated with political scandals, reneged promises and the economy, among other issues.
—Lex Harvey, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
Musk then reneged on the Twitter sitter thing.
—Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 13 Dec. 2024
The judge did, however, find that Taylor reneged on the terms of the divorce agreement, citing a video uploaded to social media earlier this year.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
Netanyahu also said Israel would not hesitate to restart its military campaign against Hamas if the militant group refused the deal or reneged on the terms of the agreement.
—Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2025
Thaksin briefly allied with Move Forward in an attempt to form a government, but reneged on that deal to instead lead a motley coalition alongside 10 establishment-leaning parties, including two directly responsible for the 2014 ouster of his sister.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 15 Sep. 2025
Only, his side of the story suggests that this summer was the boiling point of a longer game, dating back to last summer when contract promises were reneged upon.
—Harry De Cosemo, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
In a video shared on X by a user who identified himself as Phillips’ best friend, the gift-giving moment went viral, and prompted commenters to call into question why the team reneged on the PS5.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Trudeau won successive elections in 2019 and 2021, but his popularity has steadily declined since as Canadians have become frustrated with political scandals, reneged promises and the economy, among other issues.
—Lex Harvey, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
Musk then reneged on the Twitter sitter thing.
—Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 13 Dec. 2024
The judge did, however, find that Taylor reneged on the terms of the divorce agreement, citing a video uploaded to social media earlier this year.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reneged
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After occupying Sinai, Britain and France succumbed to international pressure and withdrew their forces from Egypt in November.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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In 2008, the American Academy of Pediatrics withdrew its guidance that said potential allergens should be avoided for high-risk babies, but didn’t have enough data to recommend introducing them early.—
Meg Tirrell,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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Royalist émigrés began to trickle back into the country in 1795, and a number of Jacobins who renounced their earlier radicalism were also reintegrated into civil society.—
Time,
Time,
21 Oct. 2025
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Takaichi has called for a hardline stance towards China and is also in favor of revising Japan’s pacifist constitution, especially Article 9, which renounced Japan’s right to wage war.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
10 Oct. 2025
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Hoeschele recalled early debates about whether the company should really commit to such an audacious investment.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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But one former inmate recalled seeing prisoners walk around with shanks visibly tucked near their hips, like a gun in a holster.—
Kristine Phillips,
IndyStar,
4 Nov. 2025
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The Democrat has since faced calls from Republicans to drop out of the state attorney general race, though many Democrats and his corporate donors have not retracted their support.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
23 Oct. 2025
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Stefano Mele, husband of Barbara Locci, initially confessed to killing his wife and her lover but later retracted his statement.—
Isadora Wandermurem,
Time,
22 Oct. 2025
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She got accepted for one, but then the sellers backed out.—
Celia Fernandez,
CNBC,
8 Nov. 2025
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The president formerly backed out of a planned interview with Scott Pelley in October ahead of the 2024 presidential election.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Oct. 2025
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The Supreme Court also previously denied an appeal filed by Davis in 2020.—
Jason Lemon,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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That defeat denied Indianapolis a playoff appearance and infuriated the man in charge of it all.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
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Dado Ruvic | Reuters Bitcoin on Tuesday plunged below $100,000 for the first time in more than four months, as cryptocurrency holders backed off the risk-on asset amid growing concerns about the sustainability of stock valuations driven to stratospheric heights by the artificial intelligence trade.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
4 Nov. 2025
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In Cincinnati's case, the developer and city backed off, ending the referendum.—
Carl Weiser,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
4 Nov. 2025
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Intelligence reports and the 9/11 Commission later contradicted these claims.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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The true-crime trappings offered a pointed tool for presenting evidence that contradicted the husbands’ oblivious assertions.—
Paula Mejía,
The Atlantic,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Reneged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reneged. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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