as in past
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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 Synonyms for foregone
Adjective
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Shields also defended the Brooklyn rapper after Remy went on an Instagram rant regarding their past relationship.—
Jessica Bennett,
VIBE.com,
23 May 2025 -
The presentation was greeted by enthusiastic applause, a notable departure for a community that has been skeptical of past county plans for the causeway.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
23 May 2025
Verb
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The search for reinforcements — whether through free agency or the draft — preceded the Philadelphia Eagles delivering a knockout blow on Kansas City’s three-peat.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2025
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Clemson Defensive coordinator Tom Allen The domino that preceded Penn State’s hiring of Knowles was Clemson luring Allen away from the Nittany Lions.—
Ralph D. Russo,
The Athletic,
13 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The engagement and accessibility and near-innocence of the vibe felt like something from a bygone era.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
31 May 2025
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In the bygone era, many attributes were the sort of magical connections that took place in IRL and were not masterminded in boardrooms or via digital platforms.—
Roxanne Robinson,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
Adjective
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This and other such studies are significant steps in the erstwhile direction of mapping brain-mind formulations to the nature of mental disorders.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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In 2017 under the erstwhile Nebraska star, the Knights capped a 13-0 season by defeating Auburn in the Peach Bowl.—
Matt Murschel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 May 2025
Adjective
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The pair have known each other for a while, with Ferguson guesting on Hot in Cleveland and Malick appearing on Modern Family.—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
25 May 2025
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Both programs allowed students from other countries to get an education at Harvard.—
Jaclyn Diaz,
NPR,
24 May 2025
Adjective
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Legends finds Jackson playing Victor, a former boxing champ and pizzeria owner.—
Nicole Acosta,
People.com,
28 May 2025
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Thornton and Veronica Burton — both former Dallas Wings teammates — combined for 13 points in the third, but the lead again stretched to 16 at the end of the third.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
28 May 2025
Adjective
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Instead, Trump took a number of potshots at his sometime opponent during a Tuesday press conference, less than 48 hours after ordering the Bureau of Prisons to reopen Alcatraz as a federal penitentiary.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacbee.com,
7 May 2025
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The fang gang present themselves as yearning European folk enthusiasts and later as jigging fiends and sometime metalheads.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Calley, thirty-nine, is a onetime food and pharma consultant; a top adviser to the H.H.S. secretary, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.; and a co-founder of Truemed, a platform for spending H.S.A. and F.S.A. dollars on life-style interventions such as cold plunges, red-light therapy, and Levels.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
22 May 2025
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It was recorded during a visit of the prison earlier this month by former GOP congressman and onetime attorney general nominee Matt Gaetz and U.S. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R- St. Petersburg.—
Juan Carlos Chavez,
Sun Sentinel,
21 May 2025
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“Foregone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foregone. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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