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)
Jim Keyser, Idaho Statesman, 6 Sep. 2025
The Chargers traveled a very long distance to put an end to a humbling and frustrating seven-game losing streak to the Kansas City Chiefs, making a statement with a season-opening 27-21 victory in front of a sellout crowd of 47,627 on Friday night at Corinthians Arena in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
—Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 6 Sep. 2025
Recent Razorback games there have not come close to sellouts, with the last coming in a 45-32 loss to Georgia in 2014.
—Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 5 Sep. 2025
Other sellouts for the week were Hadestown, Hamilton, John Proctor Is the Villain, Just In Time, Maybe Happy Ending, Operation Mincemeat, The Outsiders, Wicked and Oh, Mary!
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
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Noun
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
The Chargers traveled a very long distance to put an end to a humbling and frustrating seven-game losing streak to the Kansas City Chiefs, making a statement with a season-opening 27-21 victory in front of a sellout crowd of 47,627 on Friday night at Corinthians Arena in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
—Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 6 Sep. 2025
Recent Razorback games there have not come close to sellouts, with the last coming in a 45-32 loss to Georgia in 2014.
—Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 5 Sep. 2025
Other sellouts for the week were Hadestown, Hamilton, John Proctor Is the Villain, Just In Time, Maybe Happy Ending, Operation Mincemeat, The Outsiders, Wicked and Oh, Mary!
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sell (out)
Verb
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The feel of the game betrays the development team’s excellent Super Mario Odyssey pedigree.—
Mitch Wallace,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Think how many times during Rodgers’ Green Bay tenure that the quarterback played well, only to have the Packers’ star-crossed special teams betray him.—
Mike Sando,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The sense of shock and betrayal is palpable in the Qatari capital.—
Paula Hancocks,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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Watching the actors sign language through glee, heartache, torment and even betrayal makes for some stunning scene work.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
9 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
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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 11 Sep. 2025.
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