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as in crossed
to be unfaithful or disloyal to
childhood friends of movie stars often betray them by telling their secrets to the supermarket tabloids
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as in revealed
to make known (something abstract) through outward signs
his face betrayed his exasperation with his nosy neighbor
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as in tempted
to lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage
she was betrayed by a false show of friendship into covering up the crime
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Recent Examples of betrayed
But most also said they felt betrayed by an organization that publicly touted a Christian message and a commitment to helping others while internally prioritizing money over the well-being of their clients and staff.
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Alex Acquisto, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2026
That trust was betrayed, repeatedly, over six years.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2026
Day eight of the Artemis II astronauts’ voyage betrayed no signs of concern.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 9 Apr. 2026
One of those houseguests Argüelles felt betrayed by was Caeli Santaolalla López.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2026
After Ball's knee betrayed him, though, the team was never the same.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
Gloria Allred, an attorney for numerous Epstein victims, said Thursday that Bondi betrayed them by failing to protect personal information in the files.
—ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026
These controversies are, understandably, concerning and leave many of us feeling betrayed.
—Craig MacLellan, Boston Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
Deserted by many supporters and eventually betrayed, Dara Shikoh was captured and brought to Delhi.
—Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
Alex Acquisto, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2026
That trust was betrayed, repeatedly, over six years.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2026
Day eight of the Artemis II astronauts’ voyage betrayed no signs of concern.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 9 Apr. 2026
One of those houseguests Argüelles felt betrayed by was Caeli Santaolalla López.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2026
After Ball's knee betrayed him, though, the team was never the same.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
Gloria Allred, an attorney for numerous Epstein victims, said Thursday that Bondi betrayed them by failing to protect personal information in the files.
—ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026
These controversies are, understandably, concerning and leave many of us feeling betrayed.
—Craig MacLellan, Boston Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
Deserted by many supporters and eventually betrayed, Dara Shikoh was captured and brought to Delhi.
—Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for betrayed
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That’s probably why class-crossed lovers make such fertile ground for fiction—look at Heathcliff and Cathy, or poor Scudder and Maurice.—
Cressida Leyshon,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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The ships crossed the strait from east to west to the Gulf before making their way back to the Arabian sea, according to the report.—
Angela Cullen,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
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When the investigation was completed in 2018, it was revealed that no criminal charges could be filed.—
Alex Gurley,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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Three Georgia State Patrol troopers and their supervisor were fired from the department after an investigation revealed a scheme where officers used insurance claims to profit off of vehicle chases, an internal report concluded.—
Asia Simone Burns,
AJC.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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You might be tempted to say yes too quickly or settle for less just to avoid the discomfort of waiting.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
16 Apr. 2026
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But maybe you were tempted to let Clippy stay, like a digital pet that had quietly wandered over to express curiosity before settling in to keep you company.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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Things go awry when he’s double-crossed.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
8 Apr. 2026
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In Play Dirty, Wahlberg stars a career criminal named Parker, who’s double-crossed by a member of his team after a robbery.—
Eric Andersson,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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The cameras in the operations centers mostly have high-definition signals displayed on the big monitors, but the size of the files for those signals is enormous and a big burden if CDOT kept the visuals.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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The lawsuit alleged that between March and July of 2019, certain Trader Joe's locations printed receipts that displayed sensitive financial information, including more digits of customers' credit or debit card numbers than allowed by law.—
Kelly McCarthy,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Inside, a fuzzy white possum, seduced by cat food, sits, befuddled.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
19 Apr. 2026
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In an industry often seduced by scale and swagger, Claire offers something far more enduring.—
Julie Lin,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Apr. 2026
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The county’s child welfare agency had been involved with Jaxon since birth, according to his father, who said the boy he was born nearly eight weeks prematurely and showed signs of fetal alcohol syndrome.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
20 Apr. 2026
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No 1 — this time last year, there was still a debate between her and Mary Earps — showed her class with an acrobatic save to deny Spain an equaliser in stoppage time and was then absolutely sensational in the second half against Iceland.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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While some of the women who came here willingly embraced ISIS ideology and passed it on to their children, many others say they were trafficked or lured to the region through ignorance or under false pretenses.—
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
11 Apr. 2026
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The subsidies lured Reservation Dogs.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Betrayed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/betrayed. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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