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)
Katie Ann Lehman, StyleCaster, 9 Sep. 2025
Here’s what the sellout crowd said in Columbia.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
In front of a sellout crowd, the Valkyries clinched a spot in the playoffs by defeating the Dallas Wings 84-80.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
The Broncos used big play after big play to amass a silly-sounding 637 yards of offense and consistently thrill the Albertsons Stadium crowd of 32,887 — officially the ninth home sellout in a row.
—Jim Keyser, Idaho Statesman, 6 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Consider this your sign to start holiday shopping early, because these minis are going to be the season’s squishiest sellout.
—Katie Ann Lehman, StyleCaster, 9 Sep. 2025
Here’s what the sellout crowd said in Columbia.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
In front of a sellout crowd, the Valkyries clinched a spot in the playoffs by defeating the Dallas Wings 84-80.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
The Broncos used big play after big play to amass a silly-sounding 637 yards of offense and consistently thrill the Albertsons Stadium crowd of 32,887 — officially the ninth home sellout in a row.
—Jim Keyser, Idaho Statesman, 6 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sell (out)
Verb
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By pairing atomic and nuclear clocks side by side, physicists can monitor tiny variations in their time signatures that could betray dark matter’s presence.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
16 Sep. 2025
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And employees notice when executives who preach fairness, integrity and inclusion behave in ways that betray those very ideals.—
Sean WillChene,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This final betrayal will be his undoing, as the enraged creature, doomed to live without connection, care, or love, finally snaps and destroys everything Victor holds dear.—
Thomas Page McBee,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Your narrative, with its shifting of points of view among four longtime friends, allows for intimacy and drama as well as betrayals and loss as Desiree, Nakia, Monique and January (with Desiree’s estranged sister Danielle mostly on the sidelines) each tell their stories.—
Jane Ciabattari
September 16,
Literary Hub,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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When does compromise become treachery or defeat?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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Could Juno be behind this treachery, as payback for David destroying her spy corporation and for changing his oldest daughter into a killer?—
Demetrius Patterson,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The main opposition party, CHADEMA, was disqualified in April and its leader Tundu Lissu remains in custody after he was charged with treason for demanding electoral reforms.—
Preeti Jha,
semafor.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Ksenia Mironova copes with the absence of her fiancé, also a journalist, who is in prison on charges of treason.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Sell (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sell%20%28out%29. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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