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)
Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 30 Mar. 2026
According to the team’s ticket website, the game appears to be a sellout already.
—Statesman Staff Report, Idaho Statesman, 29 Mar. 2026
The Mets had just tagged the Pittsburgh Pirates’ flame-throwing ace for five runs in the first inning on Thursday afternoon, and a sellout crowd of 41,449 — many of them standing — let the right-hander hear it.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026
The Brewers knocked out starter Shane Smith during a four-run second inning and hammered the Sox 14-2 in front of a sellout crowd of 43,001 at American Family Field.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
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Noun
The sellout streak was 117 games entering the 2025-26 season, and season-ticket revenue rose 227% since Dundon took over.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 30 Mar. 2026
According to the team’s ticket website, the game appears to be a sellout already.
—Statesman Staff Report, Idaho Statesman, 29 Mar. 2026
The Mets had just tagged the Pittsburgh Pirates’ flame-throwing ace for five runs in the first inning on Thursday afternoon, and a sellout crowd of 41,449 — many of them standing — let the right-hander hear it.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026
The Brewers knocked out starter Shane Smith during a four-run second inning and hammered the Sox 14-2 in front of a sellout crowd of 43,001 at American Family Field.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
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Verb
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However, a slight blurring of stars at the edge of the frame seems to betray the subtle motion of the spacecraft — or camera — over the course of the 10-second exposure.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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One of those houseguests Argüelles felt betrayed by was Caeli Santaolalla López.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
8 Apr. 2026
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Whether a Black woman can be afforded the same narrative elasticity as her peers after a betrayal, and be reactive yet sympathetic without her identity becoming the factor that defines how all of it is judged, remains to be seen.—
Shamira Ibrahim,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Apr. 2026
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These are bonds far stronger than the buzz of the last deal or the fizz of the last party; both loyalties and betrayals are rooted in decades of intimate connection.—
Michael Sheridan,
Vanity Fair,
8 Apr. 2026
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Undocumented immigrants venture from Mexico, often underestimating of the treachery of the landscape.—
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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Jonathan Cute kept probing the murky realms between tourism and treachery.—
Adam Ciralsky,
Vanity Fair,
19 Mar. 2026
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Consider this evilmeister’s brazen acts of treason and revenge, unbounded deceit, swinish immorality and negative role modeling.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
5 Apr. 2026
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She was imprisoned in Salimgarh Fort (a part of Red Fort) in Delhi by her father for more than 20 years for inciting her brother, Muhammad Akbar, to commit treason.—
Tamanna Nangia,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Sell (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sell%20%28out%29. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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