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to solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to)
the witness tried to unsay the very testimony that he had given a few days earlier
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Recent Examples of unsaid
Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
From family and significant others to the cat that ate half my birthday cake last night, now is our chance to show our appreciation that often goes unsaid.
—Joe Mutascio, IndyStar, 11 Feb. 2026
Also left unsaid is that full-time public school teachers work fewer hours per year compared to workers in the private sector, including time spent on lesson preparation, test construction, grading, providing extra help to students, coaching, and other activities.
—Larry Sand, Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
The response of corporate America to those killings was instructive — both for what was said and left unsaid.
—Alessandro Piazza, Fortune, 5 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
What’s left unsaid governs every moment, as the family seeks to keep the truth from outsiders.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
From family and significant others to the cat that ate half my birthday cake last night, now is our chance to show our appreciation that often goes unsaid.
—Joe Mutascio, IndyStar, 11 Feb. 2026
Also left unsaid is that full-time public school teachers work fewer hours per year compared to workers in the private sector, including time spent on lesson preparation, test construction, grading, providing extra help to students, coaching, and other activities.
—Larry Sand, Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
The response of corporate America to those killings was instructive — both for what was said and left unsaid.
—Alessandro Piazza, Fortune, 5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsaid
Adjective
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Jalen Duren, Pistons (-140 to win, previously unmentioned) Duren has seen a late surge.—
Zach Harper,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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In fact, save for an isolated reference to Andy Warhol, most of the prominent cultural figures of that era go unmentioned.—
Taran Dugal,
New Yorker,
4 Mar. 2026
Verb
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This time, the team started the excavator’s engine, retracted its boom to shift the weight, and tried lifting again.—
Munis Raza,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Mar. 2026
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Other detractors have included Juliette Binoche, Andrea Bocelli and Doja Cat — though Doja Cat later retracted her comments and admitted to using the controversy to get attention.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Drones and missiles mounted on trucks or mines could be deployed from untold numbers of small fishing boats, dhows or even pleasure craft, experts said.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
16 Mar. 2026
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As the camera lingers on the face of the main protagonist Qihuo, and her two best friends Atnyop and Itgop, Chen reveals hidden emotions and untold feelings.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
15 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The State Department did not provide numbers for the total number of Americans who have renounced their citizenship.—
Matthew Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Mar. 2026
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The State Department did not provide numbers for the total number of Americans who have renounced their citizenship.—
Matthew Lee,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Johnson won song of the year at the ACMs last year and will sing a thus-far undisclosed number.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
19 Mar. 2026
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Meta recently purchased the platform for an undisclosed sum.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
19 Mar. 2026
Verb
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As a result, the would-be Crowsnest developer, VT Crowfoot Valley Landco LLC, withdrew their annexation petition.—
Olivia Young,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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However, five of the players withdrew their asylum claims, while two members stayed in Australia, according to media reports.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
21 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The surveillance video is silent, so it was not immediately known what, if any, words were exchanged between the two prior to the incident.—
Jesse Zanger,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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After the closure of Grand Theatre, which showed silent films until 1931, the Naper Theatre took its place in downtown Naperville in 1935 and remained in business until 1977.—
Naperville Sun,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The lawsuit focused on how the video contradicted the police version of what happened inside Turner’s apartment after his girlfriend called 911 for medical help.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Investigators said the footage contradicted her statements and showed both participating in the thefts.—
Skyler Shepard,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Unsaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsaid. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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