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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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Recent Examples of forgo
Higher menu prices have also caused many customers to forgo dining out over concerns of affordability.
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025
But some developers will be forgoing the show out of concern for their safety.
—Megan Farokhmanesh, WIRED, 21 Feb. 2025
Observers have called for a society-wide effort to reform work culture, including workplace discrimination against women, a factor often cited in decisions to delay or forgo childbirth.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
The 16e also forgoes macro photography and the more advanced Portrait mode of the 16.
—PCMAG, 27 Feb. 2025
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025
But some developers will be forgoing the show out of concern for their safety.
—Megan Farokhmanesh, WIRED, 21 Feb. 2025
Observers have called for a society-wide effort to reform work culture, including workplace discrimination against women, a factor often cited in decisions to delay or forgo childbirth.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
The 16e also forgoes macro photography and the more advanced Portrait mode of the 16.
—PCMAG, 27 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for forgo
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“Forgo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forgo. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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