as in betraying
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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betraying
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They will be accused of being finance-first and football-second, of betraying tradition.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025 -
Colleagues accused him of betraying philosophy; the Prussian state drove him into exile.—
Shai Tubali,
Big Think,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Selling (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/selling%20%28out%29. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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