reneged

past tense of renege

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Recent Examples of reneged 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 After Assad launched a shocking mass chemical weapons strike on Syrian civilians in 2013, in which more than 1,400 people were killed, former President Obama’s administration reneged on its promise to take military action against Assad. Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News, 8 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
Verb
  • After President Joe Biden withdrew his reelection campaign yesterday, the endorsements have been rolling in for Vice President Kamala Harris to be selected as the Democratic nominee for the upcoming election.
    Anna Tingley, Variety, 6 Oct. 2025
  • While the Dartmouth players withdrew their unionization petition after the 2024 presidential election, their success could inspire similar efforts at other schools.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • It’s been weeks since Kate Middleton debuted her new blonde look and quickly retracted it, but friends of the Princess of Wales are coming to her defense.
    Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Many local affiliates declined to air last night’s show, even though Kimmel retracted his earlier remarks.
    Diane Brady, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Six frozen-food items sold at Kroger stores across 17 states have been recalled amid a federal health warning about possible contamination with pieces of wood.
    Daniel Orton, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • On that snap to Herbert, the play-clock was running down, Bonitto recalled.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Advertisement Lee also renounced any concept of gender roles, longing for full social equality regardless of gender or race.
    Barry Levitt, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Beijing views Taiwan as its own territory and has never renounced the use of force to bring Taipei under its control.
    Jan Camenzind Broomby, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Series star James Van Der Beek backed out last minute due to illness, but still made a surprise appearance at the event in a sweet video message for attendees and his fellow cast members.
    Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Utah prep receiver Kai Meza backed out of his commitment to the Gophers football program on Sunday.
    Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Country music artist Morgan Wallen initially denied throwing a chair off the roof of Nashville bar Chief’s in 2024, according to police video footage obtained by The Associated Press.
    Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Combs remains behind bars, having been denied bail prior to sentencing.
    Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Trump had earlier suggested Chicago could be the next target of a National Guard deployment but has since backed off out of concern that doing so without Pritzker’s agreement could create legal headache, sources familiar with the matter told CNN last month.
    Hanna Park, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
  • When Parsons then tried to get his agent involved before putting ink to paper, Jones backed off the deal.
    Jon Machota, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • His remarks contradicted assurances from agency officials that mass firings were not permitted under law.
    Nik Popli, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The result was his second masterpiece, Philosophical Investigations, published after his death in 1953 — a book that flatly contradicted the Tractatus.
    Shai Tubali, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025

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