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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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Amnesty said Mohammadi denied the charges and retracted his confessions in court, saying they were extracted under torture.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Mar. 2026
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Amnesty said Mohammadi denied the charges and retracted his confessions in court, saying they were extracted under torture.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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As a result, an untold number of criminal cases across California were potentially up for review, with about 60 law enforcement agencies and seven district attorney’s offices informed that cases in their jurisdictions could be affected, a state Justice Department spokesperson said.—
Fedor Zarkhin,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2026
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The groundbreaking docuseries will share untold stories from past contestants and employees.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
18 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The German Jews were the founders of American Reform Judaism, which renounced dietary laws, bar mitzvahs, and Zionism.—
Adam Kirsch,
The Atlantic,
23 Mar. 2026
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China views Taiwan as its own territory and has never renounced the use of force to take the island under its control.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
19 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The robber made off with an undisclosed amount of money.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
26 Mar. 2026
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The agency said Thursday that the truck has been placed in an undisclosed, secure location and deferred to questions about the status of the plane to Air Canada, which didn’t immediately respond to an email seeking comment.—
Philip Marcelo,
Chicago Tribune,
26 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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Iranian state media, however, contradicted the president's account of conversations, saying that Washington and Tehran have not held direct or indirect talks.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
23 Mar. 2026
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Taylor told The Bee last summer that his 30-year track record as a coach contradicted claims of bullying behavior.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Unsaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsaid. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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