unsubscribe
verb
un·sub·scribe
ˌən-səb-ˈskrīb 
unsubscribed; unsubscribing
: to stop subscribing to an email mailing list : to choose to no longer receive email communications (such as newsletters or advertisements) from a company or organization
When you first subscribe, you will receive information on how to unsubscribe …—
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Stuart J. Goldman
Examples of unsubscribe in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Two prominent Chinese bloggers in exile said this week that Chinese police were interrogating their hundreds of thousands of followers on X and other international social media platforms, urging fans to unsubscribe from their accounts.
—Mo Abbas, NBC News, 3 Mar. 2024
Sign up for promotional e-mails for five per cent off your first order, and then immediately unsubscribe.
—Nate Odenkirk, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2024
Every time your editorial board drives me to want to unsubscribe, deeply reported pieces like this and the aftermath of school shootings bring me back into the fold.
—Meg Kelly, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2023
Clean Email: This organizer that sorts emails and aids in unsubscribing.
—Fox News, 1 Oct. 2023
The book inspired me to unsubscribe from every brand trying to sell me something in my Gmail account.
—Hazlitt, 11 Oct. 2023
Requests to unsubscribe from such emails must then be processed within two days.
—Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 3 Oct. 2023
Me: Handy for identifying and unsubscribing from multiple newsletters at once.
—Fox News, 1 Oct. 2023
Disney announced the price hike in August, leading to almost 8 million people unsubscribing from the platform in the company's last quarter.
—Asher Notheis, Washington Examiner, 13 Sep. 2023
Mo Abbas, NBC News, 3 Mar. 2024
Sign up for promotional e-mails for five per cent off your first order, and then immediately unsubscribe.
—Nate Odenkirk, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2024
Every time your editorial board drives me to want to unsubscribe, deeply reported pieces like this and the aftermath of school shootings bring me back into the fold.
—Meg Kelly, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2023
Clean Email: This organizer that sorts emails and aids in unsubscribing.
—Fox News, 1 Oct. 2023
The book inspired me to unsubscribe from every brand trying to sell me something in my Gmail account.
—Hazlitt, 11 Oct. 2023
Requests to unsubscribe from such emails must then be processed within two days.
—Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 3 Oct. 2023
Me: Handy for identifying and unsubscribing from multiple newsletters at once.
—Fox News, 1 Oct. 2023
Disney announced the price hike in August, leading to almost 8 million people unsubscribing from the platform in the company's last quarter.
—Asher Notheis, Washington Examiner, 13 Sep. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1981, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near unsubscribe
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“Unsubscribe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsubscribe. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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