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It can lead people to forgo masks, disregard advice about limiting their social interactions, be less vigilant about washing their hands or otherwise set aside best practices that curb the spread of the virus.

Any layoffs will start with non-unionized employees, who are also forgoing raises this year, Metro officials said.

Advocates say the threat of jury sentencing pressures people to forgo their trial rights and accept unfavorable plea deals from prosecutors.

Likewise, when you see people socializing without masks and skipping the physical distancing, it looks “normal” and could make you more likely to forgo them yourself.

The mission is forgoing the scheduled weigh procedure, since a spin maneuver would undoubtedly lead to more material loss, and NASA is confident it has way more than the 60 grams initially sought.

But will forgoing your morning oatmeal really lead to a leaner body and better athletic performance?

We spit our saliva into our spit kits after forgoing food for an hour before.

As long as you don't mind forgoing some of your pool time for a meeting with the lawyers, it all sounds pretty painless.

But forgoing vengeance is pure Gabby, colleagues tell Eleanor Clift.

Finally we get to see Assange forgoing diplomacy and deference.

The forgoing provisions do not apply to children who are under compulsion to attend the national schools.

He did not at all feel the relief he should have felt at forgoing his daily infliction.

I will stay here forgoing all food, while ye all return home.

Behold, thy uterine brothers are all sad and cheerless at seeing thee resolved to put an end to thy life by forgoing food.

In the forgoing remarks I have taken the liberty of extracting several facts from a valuable little work by Rolla Springfield.

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On this page you'll find 215 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to forgoing, such as: dark, disciplined, dispassionate, down-to-earth, earnest, and levelheaded.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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