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verb

past participle of forego
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
  • 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
  • Previously, scientists have found tiny crustaceans, prehistoric mollusks and even hell ants encased in the orangey resin, a window into worlds past.
    Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
Adjective
  • Manfred, like other MLB commissioners before him, had rejected Rose’s petitions for reinstatement while the erstwhile slugger was still alive.
    Chris Branch, New York Times, 14 May 2025
  • Radcliffe will play Arthur Tobin, an award-winning filmmaker who moves into Reggie's mansion to shoot an immersive documentary about the erstwhile star athlete.
    Mekishana Pierre, EW.com, 12 May 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • In the comments section, many other Reddit users pointed the finger at the woman.
    Stephanie Guerilus, People.com, 24 May 2025
Adjective
  • Legends finds Jackson playing Victor, a former boxing champ and pizzeria owner.
    Nicole Acosta, People.com, 28 May 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • This past spring, Sandra Dumont-Jackson, who since 2020 had been its inaugural director and CEO, departed, with Lucas taking up curatorial direction duties and Jim Gianopulos, the onetime chairman and CEO of 20th Century Fox and Paramount Pictures, taking over as interim CEO.
    News Desk, Artforum, 21 May 2025
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“Foregone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foregone. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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