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
Book everything early Eclipses have been known to create sellouts and shortages.
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Maya Silver, Outside, 21 Oct. 2025
The 72 sellouts were also a club record.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2025
Golden State has exceeded all expectations as the expansion team made the playoffs in its first year and set the record for attendance with 22 consecutive sellouts at Chase Center.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Razorback games there have not come close to sellouts, with the last coming in a 45-32 loss to Georgia in 2014.
—Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 5 Sep. 2025
Other sellouts for the week were Hadestown, Hamilton, John Proctor Is the Villain, Just In Time, Maybe Happy Ending, Operation Mincemeat, The Outsiders, Wicked and Oh, Mary!
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
Back-to-back sellouts in June at Honolulu’s Blaisdell Arena overshadow most of the stateside run — with the exception of an early August concert at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2025
Playing in the same division as the Cubs would be a sweet goodbye present for Sox Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf, with more home sellouts virtually guaranteed.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
However, things really took off with recent viral moments on social media, from OC Feed and Found In SoCal, leading to sellouts and pilgrimages for fans of the nostalgic sweet.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 13 Aug. 2025
Maya Silver, Outside, 21 Oct. 2025
The 72 sellouts were also a club record.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2025
Golden State has exceeded all expectations as the expansion team made the playoffs in its first year and set the record for attendance with 22 consecutive sellouts at Chase Center.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Razorback games there have not come close to sellouts, with the last coming in a 45-32 loss to Georgia in 2014.
—Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 5 Sep. 2025
Other sellouts for the week were Hadestown, Hamilton, John Proctor Is the Villain, Just In Time, Maybe Happy Ending, Operation Mincemeat, The Outsiders, Wicked and Oh, Mary!
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
Back-to-back sellouts in June at Honolulu’s Blaisdell Arena overshadow most of the stateside run — with the exception of an early August concert at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2025
Playing in the same division as the Cubs would be a sweet goodbye present for Sox Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf, with more home sellouts virtually guaranteed.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
However, things really took off with recent viral moments on social media, from OC Feed and Found In SoCal, leading to sellouts and pilgrimages for fans of the nostalgic sweet.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sellouts
betrayals
Noun
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These characters are reacting to a baseline that hasn’t been established yet, which makes their betrayals unmoored.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
25 Oct. 2025
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Overnight, the world is theirs — but nothing can protect them from their own creative ambitions or the betrayals of their hearts.—
Nora Dahlia,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Sellouts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sellouts. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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