as in to leave
to cause to remain behind
forsaking most of our possessions, we evacuated just before the hurricane struck
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The problem, not to put too fine a point on it, is that The Brutalist forsakes tonal subtlety for a full plunge into Southern or Mid-Atlantic Gothic, with the Van Burens becoming almost literally vampiric.
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Anthony Paletta, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Feb. 2025
By pardoning their attackers, Trump and his Republican enablers have forsaken the mantle of law and order.
—Jonathan Zimmerman, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
President Carter favored the arduous work, patience and tenacity that conflict resolution requires, forsaking action for a cooperative, peaceful settlement.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2025
The Afro-Colombian community, as the film shows, is often forsaken if not outright erased from both history and geography.
—Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 21 Dec. 2024
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Anthony Paletta, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Feb. 2025
By pardoning their attackers, Trump and his Republican enablers have forsaken the mantle of law and order.
—Jonathan Zimmerman, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
President Carter favored the arduous work, patience and tenacity that conflict resolution requires, forsaking action for a cooperative, peaceful settlement.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2025
The Afro-Colombian community, as the film shows, is often forsaken if not outright erased from both history and geography.
—Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Forsake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forsake. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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