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as in retracted
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
Shruti Mutalik, Baltimore Sun, 7 Jan. 2026
Left unsaid was that Sanders has to win for the dollars to make sense for CU.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 30 Dec. 2025
Whatever, exactly, is festering between Cannon, her mom, and Gung Gung goes largely unsaid.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2025
There’s so much unsaid, but so much being said.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 15 Dec. 2025
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Adjective
Some words cannot be unsaid, some actions cannot be undone.
—Shruti Mutalik, Baltimore Sun, 7 Jan. 2026
Left unsaid was that Sanders has to win for the dollars to make sense for CU.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 30 Dec. 2025
Whatever, exactly, is festering between Cannon, her mom, and Gung Gung goes largely unsaid.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2025
There’s so much unsaid, but so much being said.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 15 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsaid
Adjective
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The realities of how to run a business, coordinate work, and have a social life without time went unmentioned; what mattered was the fantasy of a time- and stress-free life.—
Shayla Love,
The Atlantic,
21 Dec. 2025
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This episode is so short and (mostly) to the point that Ian gassing Robert with car-exhaust fumes last week goes completely unmentioned.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
14 Dec. 2025
Verb
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When the steering wheel is retracted, the vehicle activates a passenger airbag integrated into the instrument panel.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
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Roadsters have an overall driving appeal, notably with tops retracted.—
James Raia,
Mercury News,
4 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Nearly 3,000 high-level participants from business, government and beyond — plus untold numbers of activists, journalists and outside observers — are converging in the Swiss town of Davos this week for the World Economic Forum's annual meeting.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 Jan. 2026
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And residences can be more firmly anchored to their moorings through hurricane straps that secure roof, walls and foundation to resist uplift, in which storms lift homes from their moorings, resulting in untold damage.—
Jeffrey Steele,
Forbes.com,
16 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Last year, Turkey reached a historic turning point in its decades-long conflict with militants of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) after the group renounced violence and ambitions to secede.—
Jeremy Diamond,
CNN Money,
14 Jan. 2026
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The story about a wave of California hippies who had renounced drugs and were getting high on Christ was five years old, but, like most trends that begin on the coasts and slowly work their way to the Midwest, the Jesus Revolution had finally come to Mason City, Iowa.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Comprehensive battlefield situational awareness China Central Television reported that a confrontation-style drill between surface ships and submarines was held at an undisclosed location in the South China Sea.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Jan. 2026
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Bill O'Reilly is taking a step back from the news cycle to deal with an undisclosed illness.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
22 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Back in June 2025, Baldoni’s team withdrew their bid to subpoena Swift, and instead successfully petitioned for access to said text exchanges.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
23 Jan. 2026
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Talankin, realizing that history was unfolding before his eyes, promptly withdrew his resignation.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
23 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The 55-acre lot, once a silent-era movie site and later home to productions like Gilligan’s Island and Seinfeld, will be returned to lenders led by Goldman following months of unsuccessful modification talks.—
Charlie Fink,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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The Clippers responded with a 10-0 run to open a 103-91 lead as Doncic went silent, finishing the night with just three points in the final quarter.—
Janis Carr,
Oc Register,
23 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Although Raber and Eli initially alleged that their affair had ended six months before June 2009, their text messages later contradicted those claims.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
21 Jan. 2026
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On multiple occasions, body camera video and cellphone footage has contradicted federal officials' initial claims about the shootings.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Unsaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsaid. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.
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