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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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The largest study of the medication included only 77 children and was retracted in January because of errors in its data analysis.—
Sara Novak,
Scientific American,
5 Mar. 2026
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But confidence in some of the historical safety literature was shaken recently when a review paper published in 2000 that had long been cited as evidence of glyphosate’s safety was formally retracted by the journal Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology.—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
2 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Sergey Brin co-founded Google and brought untold innovation to the internet and enabled easy access to information for everyone with an internet connection.—
Agustina Vergara Cid,
Oc Register,
7 Mar. 2026
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European leaders are ramping up their response to the crisis spreading outside Iran but remain wary of a conflict that could have untold ramifications.—
Ellen Francis,
Washington Post,
7 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Even as her hard-line tactics have shown some success, Sheinbaum has not renounced the precepts of López Obrador, who, while retired, remains a revered and influential figure.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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Gaetano Milano, a sharpshooting young gangster who renounced the mafia and experienced a religious rebirth after gunning down one of New England’s most ruthless mob bosses, died early this week.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
12 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The case was settled in September for an undisclosed amount.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2026
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Last week, the Wilkinsburg board approved an out-of-court settlement with that employee for an undisclosed amount.—
Mike Darnay,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
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His son withdrew from high school.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Following the caller's instructions, the victim withdrew cash from her bank account and deposited it via several Bitcoin ATM transactions.—
Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The internet does not work and mobiles are silent.—
Marc Weingarten,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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Rosi returns repeatedly to this theater, and to other films about the area, including the silent-era Last Days of Pompeii, suggesting that his own film might itself be part of an ongoing archival plunder.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Subsequent videos of the shootings contradicted those claims.—
Garrett Downs,
CNBC,
4 Mar. 2026
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Within hours of their deaths, Noem publicly accused both of engaging in acts of domestic terrorism — claims later contradicted by video evidence.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacbee.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Unsaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsaid. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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