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also forego
as in to avoid
to resist the temptation of
I'll forgo dessert tonight—I'm trying to lose weight
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The court said that by determining that Stubblefield’s race had been a factor in law enforcement’s decision to forgo searching his house, prosecutors had implied that the house would have been searched and that a gun would not have been found had Stubblefield not been Black.
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Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 30 Dec. 2024
No outsider would have forgone financial opportunities to run it according to our environmental, cultural and social values.
—Sonya Rehman, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
Esme forgoes a generic entreaty at the feet of her girlboss and instead makes a cunning personal plea for better judgment from her mentor.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
McMorrow’s decision to forgo the DNC chair race leaves a field of candidates who are largely white and male — notable given that Democrats have often touted their diversity within their ranks.
—Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2024
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Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 30 Dec. 2024
No outsider would have forgone financial opportunities to run it according to our environmental, cultural and social values.
—Sonya Rehman, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
Esme forgoes a generic entreaty at the feet of her girlboss and instead makes a cunning personal plea for better judgment from her mentor.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
McMorrow’s decision to forgo the DNC chair race leaves a field of candidates who are largely white and male — notable given that Democrats have often touted their diversity within their ranks.
—Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Forgo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forgo. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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