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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Recent Examples of forsake
Taylor however is adamant that the style of play which took them to successive promotions will not be forsaken now even with Ipswich Town mired in the relegation zone, five points from safety.
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Asif Burhan, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
After he was traded to the team in 2005, the Hall of Fame pitcher Randy Johnson forsook his own Mississippi Mudflap, becoming business-in-the-front-business-in-the-back, which might as well be the Yankees’ motto.
—Steve Rushin, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2025
Newcastle were cowed and hanging on, forsaking ground.
—Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
The AfD, founded in 2013 on a promise to slash spending, close Germany’s borders, and forsake the European Union, had never earned such a powerful endorsement.
—Simon Shuster/berlin, TIME, 22 Feb. 2025
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Asif Burhan, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
After he was traded to the team in 2005, the Hall of Fame pitcher Randy Johnson forsook his own Mississippi Mudflap, becoming business-in-the-front-business-in-the-back, which might as well be the Yankees’ motto.
—Steve Rushin, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2025
Newcastle were cowed and hanging on, forsaking ground.
—Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
The AfD, founded in 2013 on a promise to slash spending, close Germany’s borders, and forsake the European Union, had never earned such a powerful endorsement.
—Simon Shuster/berlin, TIME, 22 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forsake
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Prosecutors accused Read of striking O’Keefe with her SUV then leaving him to die in the snow.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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Along the way, they are disappointed to learn that Miami Beach has strict rules for spring breakers and plans to enforce those rules, leaving them disappointed.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Biden’s Justice Department ultimately abandoned the gambit and left Trump to head to trial, where a jury ordered him to pay $83.3 million.—
Zach Schonfeld,
The Hill,
23 Apr. 2025
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At this point, what started as a throwaway joke has grown into something vaguely earnest — too big to fail and too enmeshed in the neighborhood to be abandoned in good conscience.—
Nate Rogers,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Forsake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forsake. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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