as in to forget
to be unable to recall or think of
let's hope that over the summer I don't unlearn everything I learned over the course of this past year
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Recent Examples of unlearn
In one conversation, the Grammy winner opened up about how he's been trying to unlearn past patterns and behaviors to be less guarded.
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Joyann Jeffrey, PEOPLE, 6 Apr. 2026
Proserpio says the degree to which these technologies could unlearn the biases at all remains an open question.
—Amancai Biraben, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026
Even at its most progressive, a program as choreographed as The Bachelor has limited capacity to embrace a lead who is actively unlearning the cycles of abuse; the franchise’s version of relatability, for better or worse, was built on sameness and predictability.
—Shamira Ibrahim, HollywoodReporter, 25 Mar. 2026
While the process of unlearning everything you’ve ever been taught doesn’t happen overnight, resources like this new guidebook from Elizabeth (Dori) Tunstall, a design anthropologist, educator, and writer, are excellent tools for self-improvement.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 9 Feb. 2026
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Joyann Jeffrey, PEOPLE, 6 Apr. 2026
Proserpio says the degree to which these technologies could unlearn the biases at all remains an open question.
—Amancai Biraben, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026
Even at its most progressive, a program as choreographed as The Bachelor has limited capacity to embrace a lead who is actively unlearning the cycles of abuse; the franchise’s version of relatability, for better or worse, was built on sameness and predictability.
—Shamira Ibrahim, HollywoodReporter, 25 Mar. 2026
While the process of unlearning everything you’ve ever been taught doesn’t happen overnight, resources like this new guidebook from Elizabeth (Dori) Tunstall, a design anthropologist, educator, and writer, are excellent tools for self-improvement.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 9 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unlearn
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Don’t forget to use the code SUNSHINE at checkout to get the extra discount.—
Robin Raven,
Travel + Leisure,
3 June 2026
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By catering to his ego, international leaders can persuade Washington to forget—or at least to ignore—past tensions.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
3 June 2026
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“Unlearn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unlearn. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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