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
The Blues featured a few Galaxy supporters in the group who weren’t going to forsake the then five-time MLS Cup winners for the league’s newest franchise.
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Josh Gross, Oc Register, 15 June 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
After reading the official MLB.com story, the satellites forsook me and left me without service again.
—Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 18 June 2025
The shower curtain debate is a true pickle: Leave the shower curtain open, forsaking aesthetics, or close it and risk a shower fungal outbreak.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2025
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Josh Gross, Oc Register, 15 June 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
After reading the official MLB.com story, the satellites forsook me and left me without service again.
—Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 18 June 2025
The shower curtain debate is a true pickle: Leave the shower curtain open, forsaking aesthetics, or close it and risk a shower fungal outbreak.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forsake
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While Drake has continued with subtle jabs in his music, Pusha appears content with leaving their rivalry in the past.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
15 July 2025
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Social media videos showed dramatic scenes of floodwater pouring into Manhattan subway stations and buses left stranded by rising water in towns such as Scotch Plains, New Jersey.—
Barney Henderson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 July 2025
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That doesn't mean abandoning your message, just finding the right entry point for your audience in that moment.—
Rachel Weissman,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Nothing in the proposal Trump announced on Monday is likely to force Putin to abandon that objective.—
Simon Shuster,
Time,
15 July 2025
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“Forsake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forsake. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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