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)
Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2026
Before a raucous sellout home crowd of 35,611 at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte FC blistered Austin with a barrage of shots (25 of them, compared to Austin’s five).
—Scott Fowler
march 8, Charlotte Observer, 8 Mar. 2026
The Sirens will play before a sellout crowd against the Seattle Torrent on April 4, while the Fleet will host the Montréal Victoire on April 11 before a capacity crowd.
—Boston Herald Staff, Boston Herald, 6 Mar. 2026
The sellout streak was 117 games entering the 2025-26 season, and season-ticket revenue rose 227% since Dundon took over.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 5 Mar. 2026
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Noun
On January 24, a sellout crowd for the University of Connecticut’s men’s basketball match-up with Villanova at PeoplesBank Arena combined with a show at Hartford Stage combined to fill up the MAT Garage well ahead of the beginning of the play.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2026
Before a raucous sellout home crowd of 35,611 at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte FC blistered Austin with a barrage of shots (25 of them, compared to Austin’s five).
—Scott Fowler
march 8, Charlotte Observer, 8 Mar. 2026
The Sirens will play before a sellout crowd against the Seattle Torrent on April 4, while the Fleet will host the Montréal Victoire on April 11 before a capacity crowd.
—Boston Herald Staff, Boston Herald, 6 Mar. 2026
The sellout streak was 117 games entering the 2025-26 season, and season-ticket revenue rose 227% since Dundon took over.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 5 Mar. 2026
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During her testimony on Wednesday, the wife said all three of those officials and their security officers betrayed her husband by failing to protect him when the couple was under attack.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2026
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In this future, the lines between musical genres are blurred, the rapper herself is a household name, and Black women live nuanced lives that do not require us to betray our multiplicity and magnitude.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
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The streamer said the drama will show how the couple’s love, betrayals and artistic work were shaped by the political and social atmosphere of the time.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
12 Mar. 2026
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While at the convent, Willa learned about her mother's betrayal, and now Bob wants to be fully honest with her.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Mar. 2026
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Not having to bear that burden, I was transported by Bentley and his co-writer Greg Kwedar to a Pacific Northwest of quiet beauty and matter-of-fact treachery.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
10 Mar. 2026
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After Thomas Hickey was hanged that year for mutiny, sedition and treachery, Washington warned that his fate should serve as a caution to all soldiers.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
26 Feb. 2026
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Pavel Dabravolski, a 36-year-old Belarusian journalist for BelaPAN, was sentenced to nine years in a maximum-security prison after being convicted of treason, according to the Belarusian Association of Journalists.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Mar. 2026
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Current law says only those accused of murder or treason can have bail withheld, but this language expands that possibility to other offenses, such as misdemeanors.—
Kayla Dwyer,
IndyStar,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Sell (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sell%20%28out%29. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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