forfeiting

verb

Definition of forfeitingnext
present participle of forfeit
1
as in waiving

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2
as in losing

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  1. waiving
  2. losing
  3. committing
Verb
  • December 15 is the first day that several players who were signed as free agents in the 2024 offseason can be traded, and the blue and gold now have much more trade optionality after waiving Brown.
    Tony East, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The Commanders are additionally waiving 2023 first-round pick Emmanuel Forbes.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024
Definition of waiving
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  • Supermarkets have been losing ground in recent decades to competition, and Kroger and Albertsons wanted to merge to better fight off Walmart and Amazon.
    Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The Monarchs haven’t come close to losing all season thanks to a dominating defense and an offense that relies on running back Jordon Davison and quarterback Dash Beierly, who are committed to Oregon and Washington, respectively.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of losing
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  • This means committing to protecting payment pages, detecting unauthorized changes and safeguarding customer data.
    Rui Ribeiro, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The lawsuit comes on the heels of 14-year-old teenager in Florida committing suicide after frequent conversations on the app (His mother filed a lawsuit in October) and the platform hosting a chatbot named after a teenager murdered several years ago, Forbes reported.
    Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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