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
Launching Foundry Six Academy presented challenges, especially as Romo worked to help business owners unlearn outdated ideas about marketing.
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Wyles Daniel, AZCentral.com, 2 Oct. 2025
This process of shifting mindsets begins with women leaders unlearning what no longer serves them and intentionally choosing what to focus on.
—Serenity Gibbons, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
According to the study, HAR123 promotes a particularly advanced human trait called cognitive flexibility, or the ability to unlearn and replace previous knowledge.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Our Best Actor brings depth and complexity to a performance of deceptive simplicity, as his character struggles to unlearn a lifetime of avoiding emotional closeness.
—Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 23 Aug. 2025
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Wyles Daniel, AZCentral.com, 2 Oct. 2025
This process of shifting mindsets begins with women leaders unlearning what no longer serves them and intentionally choosing what to focus on.
—Serenity Gibbons, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
According to the study, HAR123 promotes a particularly advanced human trait called cognitive flexibility, or the ability to unlearn and replace previous knowledge.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Our Best Actor brings depth and complexity to a performance of deceptive simplicity, as his character struggles to unlearn a lifetime of avoiding emotional closeness.
—Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 23 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unlearn
forget
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No more having to wait for the preheat temperature or worrying about forgetting to set it.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
7 Nov. 2025
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Rustin ran his hand over his own neck and forgot his mission.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Unlearn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unlearn. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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