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)
A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
The game was declared a sellout Wednesday by KU’s athletic department.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2025
Seattle right-hander Bryan Woo was removed after Andrés Giménez advanced the runners with a sacrifice bunt, and Springer greeted Eduard Bazardo with his fourth homer of this postseason, a 381-foot drive to left field that got the sellout crowd of 44,770 roaring.
—Ian Harrison, Twin Cities, 21 Oct. 2025
Book everything early Eclipses have been known to create sellouts and shortages.
—Maya Silver, Outside, 21 Oct. 2025
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Noun
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
The game was declared a sellout Wednesday by KU’s athletic department.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2025
Seattle right-hander Bryan Woo was removed after Andrés Giménez advanced the runners with a sacrifice bunt, and Springer greeted Eduard Bazardo with his fourth homer of this postseason, a 381-foot drive to left field that got the sellout crowd of 44,770 roaring.
—Ian Harrison, Twin Cities, 21 Oct. 2025
Book everything early Eclipses have been known to create sellouts and shortages.
—Maya Silver, Outside, 21 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sell (out)
Verb
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But sometimes, her American West Coast accent can betray her.—
Vivian Song,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
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Even so, Brazil’s defence stuck in, and while England dominated possession and twice struck the woodwork through Alex Greenwood and then Georgia Stanway, the decision-making in the final third betrayed them.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 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,
29 Oct. 2025
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Fury will focus on the Sturlung Era, a period defined by family betrayal, shifting alliances and violent uprisings.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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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When does compromise become treachery or defeat?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 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 4 Nov. 2025.
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