as in betrayals
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 sellouts
The film’s at around 60 sellouts and 75% of premium large format shows sold out as of today.
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 30 Jan. 2026
Two top sellouts These Floridians are two top sellouts in Washington.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 29 Jan. 2026
The team has six sellouts already this season, after the team sold out the arena just four times last season.
—Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Due to high demand and sellouts of SMU’s premium seating areas, the program says the offerings are designed to elevate game-day experience with enhanced comfort, exclusive sight-lines and premium amenities.
—Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas Morning News, 14 Jan. 2026
For example, the NFL’s lauded annual series of games in London lost money as recently as 2016, despite consistent sellouts.
—Adam Minter, Twin Cities, 4 Jan. 2026
Many sellouts but seats still available.
—Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026
The Oasis tour itself has been one of the major Australian live music stories of 2025, prompting rapid sellouts across multiple cities and adding extra dates to meet demand.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 24 Nov. 2025
Book everything early Eclipses have been known to create sellouts and shortages.
—Maya Silver, Outside, 21 Oct. 2025
Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 30 Jan. 2026
Two top sellouts These Floridians are two top sellouts in Washington.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 29 Jan. 2026
The team has six sellouts already this season, after the team sold out the arena just four times last season.
—Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Due to high demand and sellouts of SMU’s premium seating areas, the program says the offerings are designed to elevate game-day experience with enhanced comfort, exclusive sight-lines and premium amenities.
—Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas Morning News, 14 Jan. 2026
For example, the NFL’s lauded annual series of games in London lost money as recently as 2016, despite consistent sellouts.
—Adam Minter, Twin Cities, 4 Jan. 2026
Many sellouts but seats still available.
—Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026
The Oasis tour itself has been one of the major Australian live music stories of 2025, prompting rapid sellouts across multiple cities and adding extra dates to meet demand.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 24 Nov. 2025
Book everything early Eclipses have been known to create sellouts and shortages.
—Maya Silver, Outside, 21 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sellouts
betrayals
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The left will have to decide which of these concessions are betrayals and which are necessities.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Feb. 2026
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There is the customary bellyaching about betrayals of the warrior ethos.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Sellouts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sellouts. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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