The business was growing so quickly that this goal seemed a foregone conclusion.
From the time.com
I'm not losing any sleep over this issue because it seems a foregone conclusion.
From the freep.com
I'd say it's a foregone conclusion that he'll do what he's told on these issues.
From the guardian.co.uk
It can no longer be dismissed as a foregone conclusion of a South Division rout.
From the denverpost.com
In neither case have I foregone any convenience, comfort or standard of living.
From the independent.co.uk
The sense that results are a foregone conclusion could only depress it further.
From the kentucky.com
If Tech wins the national title, his decision could become a foregone conclusion.
From the dallasnews.com
For the Lakers, the postseason is as foregone a conclusion as the fourth quarter.
From the ocregister.com
That Deng would go high in the draft is a foregone conclusion among NBA insiders.
From the newsobserver.com
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Bygone: well in the past; former; "bygone days"; "dreams of foregone times"; "sweet memories of gone summers"; "relics of a departed era"
(forego) predate: be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools"
(forego) waive: do without or cease to hold or adhere to; "We are dispensing with formalities"; "relinquish the old ideas"
(forego) forfeit: lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime; "you've forfeited your right to name your successor"; "forfeited property"
Forego (April 30, 1970 u2013 August 27, 1997) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse that won eight Eclipse Awards including Horse of the Year, Champion Handicap Horse and Champion Sprinter.
Previous, former; bygone; inevitable, predictable
(forego) To abandon; To leave alone; To precede, to go before; Alternative spelling of forgo
Waive: do without or cease to hold or adhere to; "We are dispensing with formalities"; "relinquish the old ideas"
Predate: be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools"