forsake
verb
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forsaken\ fər-ˈsā-kən
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forsaking
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Synonyms
abandon, desert, leave, maroon, quit, strand
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But her end, as with those of James Dean and Bobby Kennedy, was tragically American, a promise forsaken, a dream denied. — Jeffrey Fleishman, chicagotribune.com, "How Sharon Tate transfixed Hollywood, 50 years before ‘Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood’," 26 July 2019 In a dynamic system firms have to forsake at least some stakeholders: a number need to shrink in order to reallocate capital and workers from obsolete industries to new ones. — The Economist, "What companies are for," 22 Aug. 2019 This was the era when artists started to forsake aristocratic and institutional patronage—bucking the bias of the annual Salon while hungering for inclusion in it—in favor of support from a burgeoning middle class. — Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, "Renoir’s Problem Nudes," 19 Aug. 2019 Still, Cara Delevingne and Ashley Benson are here to remind us that romance is not yet something to completely forsake. — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, "Cara Delevingne Said the Cutest Things About Her Relationship with Ashley Benson," 13 Aug. 2019 That translates to a lot of federal money that California forsakes each year. — Jackie Botts, The Mercury News, "California’s struggle to get food stamps to the hungry," 19 July 2019 The Houston Rockets forward is fully content to forsake his own offense in favor of rebounding, defending multiple positions and playing with constant energy. — Ben Golliver, courant.com, "The NBA’s big stars passed on USA Basketball. Here’s what the roster could look like.," 5 Aug. 2019 But her end, as with those of James Dean and Bobby Kennedy, was tragically American, a promise forsaken, a dream denied. — Jeffrey Fleishman, chicagotribune.com, "How Sharon Tate transfixed Hollywood, 50 years before ‘Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood’," 26 July 2019 But her end, as with those of James Dean and Bobby Kennedy, was tragically American, a promise forsaken, a dream denied. — Los Angeles Times, "How Sharon Tate transfixed Hollywood, 50 years before ‘Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood’," 25 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'forsake.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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