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also foregoes
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to resist the temptation of
I'll forgo dessert tonight—I'm trying to lose weight
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Recent Examples of forgoes
But too often Gordon forgoes her signature ambiguity.
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The Week Us, TheWeek, 25 Mar. 2026
In that spirit, the room forgoes overhead lighting, relying instead on wall sconces and candlelight to keep the atmosphere moody and the focus on dining.
—Leonora Epstein, Architectural Digest, 19 Mar. 2026
Another reviewer, who normally forgoes foundation altogether, agreed that the primer is the perfect replacement.
—Jenna Curcio, InStyle, 18 Feb. 2026
The FuelCell Rebel v5 ($145, style code MFCX9HM) is an outlier in more ways than one, as the only performance sneaker of the pack uses a Pearl Gray/Dusk Shower/Blue Bird combination and forgoes the gum rubber seen on the other models.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 28 Jan. 2026
If a filer forgoes an extension and files late, the person risks additional fees for the tardy submission.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 28 Jan. 2026
Her new film forgoes cross-cultural humor in favor of an anguished Arab-Israeli history lesson, which stretches from the violent uprootings of 1948 to the eerie calm of 2022, about a year before the attacks of October 7, 2023.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2026
But Lilleaas, a newcomer to Trier’s growing acting troupe, had a somewhat intensive audition process to play younger sister Agnes, the glue of the family who forgoes her child acting career to be a researcher, married with a kid.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 6 Jan. 2026
The new test foregoes geographical questions and test-takers will be required to name all three branches of government instead of just one.
—Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 1 Jan. 2026
The Week Us, TheWeek, 25 Mar. 2026
In that spirit, the room forgoes overhead lighting, relying instead on wall sconces and candlelight to keep the atmosphere moody and the focus on dining.
—Leonora Epstein, Architectural Digest, 19 Mar. 2026
Another reviewer, who normally forgoes foundation altogether, agreed that the primer is the perfect replacement.
—Jenna Curcio, InStyle, 18 Feb. 2026
The FuelCell Rebel v5 ($145, style code MFCX9HM) is an outlier in more ways than one, as the only performance sneaker of the pack uses a Pearl Gray/Dusk Shower/Blue Bird combination and forgoes the gum rubber seen on the other models.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 28 Jan. 2026
If a filer forgoes an extension and files late, the person risks additional fees for the tardy submission.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 28 Jan. 2026
Her new film forgoes cross-cultural humor in favor of an anguished Arab-Israeli history lesson, which stretches from the violent uprootings of 1948 to the eerie calm of 2022, about a year before the attacks of October 7, 2023.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2026
But Lilleaas, a newcomer to Trier’s growing acting troupe, had a somewhat intensive audition process to play younger sister Agnes, the glue of the family who forgoes her child acting career to be a researcher, married with a kid.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 6 Jan. 2026
The new test foregoes geographical questions and test-takers will be required to name all three branches of government instead of just one.
—Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 1 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forgoes
avoids
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The process avoids the long turnaround times seen in conventional microbiological analysis.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Apr. 2026
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While the family largely avoids the spotlight, Sam’s daughter, Alice Walton, and two of his son Jim’s children, Tom and Steuart Walton, remain active and public-facing in Arkansas.—
Jessica Mathews,
Fortune,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Forgoes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forgoes. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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