as in betrayed
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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betrayed
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Different tragedies, but the same grief for a community betrayed by the people who were supposed to protect and serve.—
Jennifer Brooks,
Mercury News,
9 Jan. 2026 -
They were eventually betrayed, arrested and sent to the Auschwitz death camp.—
Jill Lawless,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Sold (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sold%20%28out%29. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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