as in preceded
to go or come before in time
if the sparse crowds are any indication of the public's interest in the presidential candidate, then his reputation obviously foregoes him
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Recent Examples of forewent
Williams forewent a necklace, instead accenting the look with a timeless gold watch and tiny gold brooch, which was fastened on the bodice of her dress.
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Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 25 Oct. 2025
Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 25 Oct. 2025
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What’s perhaps less widely known is that it was preceded two decades earlier by the almost equally dramatic crash of 1907.—
Harvard Business Review,
Harvard Business Review,
23 Oct. 2025
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Walters tapped the president of The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank that published Project 2025 and the blueprints that preceded it, to help rewrite Oklahoma’s social studies standards.—
Jennifer Smith Richards,
ProPublica,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Forewent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forewent. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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