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• n  the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.)
• v  do without or cease to hold or adhere to
• v  be earlier in time; go back further
• v  lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime

• TYLER HANSBROUGH, University of North Carolina forward, on forgoing the NBA draft to help the Tar Heels vanquish Michigan State for the NCAA championship.
• A November survey by the advocacy group Mental Health America found that we frequently deal with chronic stress by watching television, skipping exercise and forgoing healthy foods.
• As the economy continues to flounder, many families are forgoing summer vacations in favor of staying at home.

• renunciation
• forswearing
• waive
• relinquish
• forgo
• forego
• foreswear
• dispense with
• predate
• precede
• antecede
• antedate
• forfeit
• give up
• throw overboard

• postdate
• claim

News & Articles

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• Brewers Sign Devin Williams
  The Brewers have signed their top draft choice Devin Williams to a deal worth $1.35MM, according to Jim Callis of Baseball America (via Twitter). The bonus is above-slot as the recommended value for the 54th overall selection is just over $1.017MM, per Baseball America. Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports part of Williams' bonus includes compensation for forgoing a scholarship to the University of ...
  June 16, 2013 - MLB Trade Rumors
• Nevada's McMinn Signs with Mets
  Wolf Pack pitcher Brent McMinn signed a contract with the New York Mets on Friday, forgoing his senior season at Nevada.
  June 14, 2013 - KOLO 8 Reno
• Have a Debt Talk Before 'I Do'
  Ashley Matusz and Joe Fisher, both 24, talked about cutting $800 off the flower bill for their wedding reception and saving another $1,000 by forgoing flowers at the church.
  June 13, 2013 - The Lakeland Ledger

Quotes

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• Ruth Bader Ginsburg in The Associated Press
  In requiring CLS — in common with all other student organizations — to choose between welcoming all students and forgoing the benefits of official recognition, we hold, Hastings did not transgress constitutional limitations,...
• Joe Moglia in Forbes
  Forgoing a little bit of revenue opportunity for two months, I think, is a small, small, small price to pay for a successful overall integration for the entire deal,Moglia said.
• Tom Coburn in guardian.co.uk
  When the federal government would actually save millions of dollars by forgoing the status quo and actually sending evacuees on a luxurious six-month cruise it is time to rethink how we are conducting oversight,said senators Tom Coburn and...