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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
Ezra Klein, Mercury News, 29 Nov. 2025
If things have been unsaid, now’s the time to say them.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 28 Nov. 2025
Left unsaid, of course, was the rift inside the modern Republican Party.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 20 Nov. 2025
You’re being pulled behind the curtain to face what’s been left unsaid, Leo.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 11 Nov. 2025
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Adjective
Left unsaid in his plan is that publicly subsidized, affordable housing has become monstrously expensive to construct because the public money triggers rules and process and reviews and negotiations that market-rate housing doesn’t contend with.
—Ezra Klein, Mercury News, 29 Nov. 2025
If things have been unsaid, now’s the time to say them.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 28 Nov. 2025
Left unsaid, of course, was the rift inside the modern Republican Party.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 20 Nov. 2025
You’re being pulled behind the curtain to face what’s been left unsaid, Leo.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 11 Nov. 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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Drafts and Unsealed Windows or Doors It is common for houses to have an untold number of gaps around front doors, sliding doors, and windows, which allow cold air inside.—
Louise Parks,
Martha Stewart,
10 Jan. 2026
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Whatever Iran’s hopes about trying to help the Palestinians, the country where Iran has been most active in the region, with a calamitous humanitarian cost, has been Syria, and after spending an untold number of soldiers and dollars there, the Assad regime completely crumbled.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
10 Jan. 2026
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O'Connor is not the only beauty queen who has renounced her title in recent months.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
16 Dec. 2025
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Manny Diaz, mayor from 2001 to 2009, went on years later to be chairman of the Florida Democratic Party, but renounced his affiliation with the party prior to his first election.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
10 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Officers in a helicopter located the car at an undisclosed location in South San Jose and with guns deployed, pulled over the driver and arrested him there.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
15 Jan. 2026
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Running out of cash, Saks Global last month sold the real estate of the Neiman Marcus Beverly Hills flagship store for an undisclosed amount.—
Josh Cradduck,
NBC news,
14 Jan. 2026
Verb
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While Microsoft is moving forward with some facilities, the company withdrew plans for a data center in Caledonia, Wisconsin, amid loud opposition to its efforts there.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
13 Jan. 2026
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The committee ultimately withdrew its subpoena.—
Stephen Groves,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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As Jaclyn and Kate wax poetic about a dream vacation that never happened, Laurie’s weary, silent glances seem to tee up an explosive confrontation.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
7 Jan. 2026
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Tisdale refused to stay silent, and texted the group after being left behind on another plan.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
6 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Federal authorities have justified agents’ actions in other such cases on similar grounds as in Good’s shooting, claiming cars were used as weapons or agents’ lives were in danger—even when evidence has contradicted those accounts.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
14 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,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Unsaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsaid. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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