backstab

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backstab
betray
Verb
  • Shadows betray their trees, their heads bare, their necks a guide for the hungry.
    Nima Hasan August 15, Literary Hub, 15 Aug. 2025
  • However, tensions arose when Juno betrayed David by leaking classified information to a terrorist network led by Hugo Maldonado.
    Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 13 Aug. 2025
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“Backstab.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backstab. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.

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