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)
Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2025
The original idea was to move his column to TV, but eventually other local media critics branded Deeb a sellout for producing puffy pieces and pushing ABC’s own programming.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
All 14 points came in a second-quarter flurry that jolted the sellout crowd of 18,064 at Chase Center.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 2 June 2025
Attendance is up across the board, and several teams—including Las Vegas, New York, and Phoenix—continue to draw strong crowds and announce sellouts.
—Roberta F. Rodrigues, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
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Noun
The crowd at the 32,500-seat Mission Valley stadium could approach a sellout because of Club América’s popularity.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2025
The original idea was to move his column to TV, but eventually other local media critics branded Deeb a sellout for producing puffy pieces and pushing ABC’s own programming.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
All 14 points came in a second-quarter flurry that jolted the sellout crowd of 18,064 at Chase Center.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 2 June 2025
Attendance is up across the board, and several teams—including Las Vegas, New York, and Phoenix—continue to draw strong crowds and announce sellouts.
—Roberta F. Rodrigues, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sell (out)
Verb
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People willingly lining up to betray each other on TV for cash isn’t new.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
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Inspired by Maurice Leblanc's iconic literary character Arsène Lupin, Omar Sy plays Assane Diop, a charismatic gentleman thief who seeks revenge against a wealthy family that betrayed his father.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
26 June 2025
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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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This represents a fundamental betrayal of the political realignment that brought working-class voters to the GOP in the first place.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
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 7 Jul. 2025.
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