foreclose
foreclosing
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present participleof foreclose.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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As such it comes off like a cheat, a deliberately soulless portrait that rejects our sympathies from the start, foreclosing the feelings of complication and complicity a more interesting movie might have generated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
A-CAP was Glutality’s primary lender and became its owner after foreclosing on the venture’s assets in the months before Glutality’s October 2025 petition for Chapter 11 reorganization, court records show.
From Barron's ● Mar. 4, 2026
That approach could produce a formally narrow decision that nevertheless risks foreclosing meaningful relief for transgender individuals whose discrimination claims would otherwise warrant serious judicial consideration.
From Slate ● Jan. 14, 2026
Most defendants take plea deals to avoid the risk of lengthy sentences, foreclosing the opportunity for appeals challenging the constitutionality of using the law in such circumstances.
From New York Times ● Jun. 18, 2023
In equity, and at law, he had then the power of foreclosing on every house and rood of ground I owned.
From The Uninhabited House by Mrs. J. H. Riddell
