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- verb Simple past of
forego .
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Examples
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I forewent a wife and 25 lbs. Then later another wife and 25 lbs.
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I can't believe you forewent the opportunity to use the subject line: "Warriors Come Out And Play".
On Sale Today grrm 2010
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But this I know: it was out of their inordinate desire for joy that they forewent joy.
WHEN GOD LAUGHS 2010
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Donning his signature glasses, he forewent his usual opening segment and re-enacted Beck's melodramatic sign off to a tee before moving on to three more hilarious segments dissecting all his quirks.
Jon Stewart Says Goodbye To Glenn Beck, Mocks Him For Entire Episode (VIDEO) 2011
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It forewent an effective national defense and the type of regional partnerships that would have allowed it to play a larger role in the strategic environment in Asia as China grew and North Korea developed nuclear weapons.
Defense Boost Ends Tokyo Drift Michael Auslin 2012
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She also forewent Caring 4 Cancer and has been penciling numbers into boxes.
Forgiving the Governor of South Carolina Heather Kirn Lanier 2011
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Whereupon, realizing that there too lay madness, I forewent the squaring of the circle, although I assure you it required a considerable sacrifice on my part, for the mental exercise involved was a splendid time-killer.
Chapter 5 2010
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JellyNYC forewent the "pool" went they moved their pool parties to the Williamsburg Waterfront last summer, and for just today, they are moving once more.
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Storen forewent harsh negotiations because he wanted to play in the majors as soon as he could.
Nationals Journal 2010
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Storen forewent harsh negotiations because he wanted to play in the majors as soon as he could.
Nationals Journal 2010
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