as in to betray
to be unfaithful or disloyal to
the band sold out its faithful followers, abandoning its edgy style for a more commercial sound
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as in betrayal
the act or fact of violating the trust or confidence of another
the sellout makes it much harder for me to trust you ever again
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Recent Examples of sell (out)
Chris Vannini, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
On Thursday afternoon, the school announced that this is the first sellout since the 30,000-seat stadium opened in 2011.
—Mac Engel
october 9, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2025
Miami went into the half with momentum and with the sellout crow in Tallahassee muted.
—Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2025
Brækhus has also seen her share of sellout stadiums, most famously when a crowd of 10,000 in Oslo watched her defeat Anne Sophie Mathis in her first professional bout on Norwegian soil nine years ago.
—George Ramsay, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The result was the largest attendance in UNT history (31,386) and the first sellout at DATCU Stadium.
—Chris Vannini, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
On Thursday afternoon, the school announced that this is the first sellout since the 30,000-seat stadium opened in 2011.
—Mac Engel
october 9, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2025
Miami went into the half with momentum and with the sellout crow in Tallahassee muted.
—Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2025
Brækhus has also seen her share of sellout stadiums, most famously when a crowd of 10,000 in Oslo watched her defeat Anne Sophie Mathis in her first professional bout on Norwegian soil nine years ago.
—George Ramsay, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
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Verb
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Sometimes, Wyeth’s work was described as bourgeois, betraying a desire for black ease and affluence, trading in a corrosive and politically dubious desire to see black people rich or at the very least in luxurious settings.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Oct. 2025
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Instead, the character is last seen getting blasted backwards after being shot with a lightning gun by Tank (Marcus Chong) for betraying and killing almost all of their crew.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Oct. 2025
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The series explores the trauma, betrayal, and moral conflicts of characters pushed to the edge.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
15 Oct. 2025
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Inside Gaza, criticizing Hamas has long been treated by the organization as a form of betrayal.—
Mohammed R. Mhawish,
New Yorker,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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And when the surviving crew interrogates the android Ash about his treachery, the book has him pretty much spill the space beans.—
Daniel Dockery,
Vulture,
22 Sep. 2025
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When does compromise become treachery or defeat?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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Some of the coup leaders were eventually convicted of treason and executed, and the names of Odinga and his father came up during interrogations of some suspects.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
15 Oct. 2025
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Unlike Smith, Leyba-Gonzalez was not charged with murder, which is the only crime other than treason that allows Indiana judges to hold defendants without bail.—
Ryan Murphy,
IndyStar,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Sell (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sell%20%28out%29. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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