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)
Justin Barrasso, Boston Herald, 13 June 2025
Ohtani threw 28 pitches — 16 for strikes — in the first inning as the sellout crowd of 53,207 hung on every one.
—Beth Harris, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
New York had a 15-minute ceremony before the game where the players received their championship rings and the banner was raised to the rafters of Barclays Center to the delight of the sellout crowd of 17,344.
—Jeff Smith, Hartford Courant, 17 May 2025
In turn, Soto tipped his helmet to the sellout crowd of 47,700, the fourth-largest Yankee Stadium crowd of the season.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 17 May 2025
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Noun
Though McGregor is not expected to be at Mohegan Sun on Friday, Feldman still anticipates another sellout.
—Justin Barrasso, Boston Herald, 13 June 2025
Ohtani threw 28 pitches — 16 for strikes — in the first inning as the sellout crowd of 53,207 hung on every one.
—Beth Harris, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
New York had a 15-minute ceremony before the game where the players received their championship rings and the banner was raised to the rafters of Barclays Center to the delight of the sellout crowd of 17,344.
—Jeff Smith, Hartford Courant, 17 May 2025
In turn, Soto tipped his helmet to the sellout crowd of 47,700, the fourth-largest Yankee Stadium crowd of the season.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 17 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sell (out)
Verb
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When reality stars act in a way that is offensive or seemingly out of character, audiences feel betrayed.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
10 July 2025
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Some have been corrupted by money and power, betraying each other as readily as the criminals do.—
Joan MacDonald,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
Noun
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The stories are compelling, often blending sure-fire elements of true crime, psychology (primarily the surrender and loss of self, replaced with a groupthink mentality), deception, betrayal and all manner of drama.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Conan Edogawa and Detective Kogoro Mouri join the Nagano prefectural police to investigate a break-in at the observatory while uncovering a deeper plot involving undercover agents, betrayal, and vengeance.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
30 June 2025
Noun
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The six-parter, to debut July 14, follows six groups of friends, and six historical cases of murder and treachery among them.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
19 June 2025
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But amid the bloodbaths and treacheries, Westeros still penciled in time for a little romance — some more compelling than others (Jon and Ygritte > Jon and Daenerys).—
Tyler Aquilina,
EW.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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The South committed treason against the Constitution to protect slavery.—
Zaakir Tameez
June 11,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2025
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Lissu — who survived being shot 16 times in a 2017 assassination attempt — was arrested in April on treason charges.—
Kate Bartlett,
NPR,
7 June 2025
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“Sell (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sell%20%28out%29. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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