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)
Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
The club has sold out 87 straight home games, the longest active sellout streak in the league.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 24 Oct. 2025
This Saturday’s noon ET game against UCLA will mark the eighth consecutive sellout for IU.
—Dana O'Neil, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
While some of these films are more accessible than his earlier homegrown curiosities, none of them feel like sellout moves.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The collection follows the brand’s rapid April debut sellout and its July debut in the wine market, signaling a move into broader artisanal home and entertaining goods.
—Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
The club has sold out 87 straight home games, the longest active sellout streak in the league.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 24 Oct. 2025
This Saturday’s noon ET game against UCLA will mark the eighth consecutive sellout for IU.
—Dana O'Neil, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
While some of these films are more accessible than his earlier homegrown curiosities, none of them feel like sellout moves.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
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Verb
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The group, originally led by Seth Rollins, brutally betrayed him, which was used to write Rollins off television after an injury forced him to vacate the World Heavyweight Championship.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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Greenblatt’s myth of a Romantic Marlowe almost singlehandedly pushing England into the Renaissance betrays the principles of New Historicism by shortchanging the roles of so many other key players.—
Isaac Butler,
The Atlantic,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The former activity can be useful; the latter is a clear betrayal.—
Damon Beres,
The Atlantic,
5 Nov. 2025
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Over the course of eight episodes, the show traces how mounting pressures, deceit and betrayal led to patriarch Alex Murdaugh murdering his wife, Maggie, and their son, Paul, in 2021.—
Brianne Tracy,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Tarabay leads the cast as the titular Ashur, now thriving after his treachery.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 Nov. 2025
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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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Meanwhile, Chadema chair Tundu Lissu faces treason charges for advocating an election boycott and calling for a public revolt.—
Danish Manzoor Bhat,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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While murder and treason are the only crimes that allow Indiana judges to hold defendants without setting bond, judges can revoke bond if certain terms and conditions aren't followed.—
Ryan Murphy,
IndyStar,
24 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 6 Nov. 2025.
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