as in to retract
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 unsay
Today, this exercise is used in classrooms and workshops to teach brevity, intentionality, and the art of what’s left unsaid.
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Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Yet his most consequential victory may not have been what was staged for the cameras, but what was left unsaid.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Children have an uncanny ability to intuit what goes unsaid.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 17 June 2025
Then, in Luke and June’s final conversation, there was a lot unsaid between them.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 30 May 2025
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Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Yet his most consequential victory may not have been what was staged for the cameras, but what was left unsaid.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Children have an uncanny ability to intuit what goes unsaid.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 17 June 2025
Then, in Luke and June’s final conversation, there was a lot unsaid between them.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 30 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for unsay
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsay
Verb
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De Blasio responded with shock, demanding The Times retract the story.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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The Democrat has since faced calls from Republicans to drop out of the state attorney general race, though many Democrats and his corporate donors have not retracted their support.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
23 Oct. 2025
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But Mayor Mamdani’s election shows that New Yorkers—like Londoners—know that the answer is not to renounce the values which define us.—
Sadiq Khan,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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What divides him from Burton is that Hopkins, by a miracle, summoned the clarity to renounce his own destruction.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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The peace declaration included a commitment to withdraw heavy weapons from the border, de-mining efforts, and to de-escalate tensions that erupted into the brief but deadly border conflict.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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In addition, he was allegedly caught on camera by bank security withdrawing approximately $50,000 in cash from a bank on June 27, 2025.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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Despite vocal support from Aspire Capitol Heights families and a concerted effort from school leaders to prove that the school’s fiscal and academic issues could be solved, the board voted 4-1 to deny the school’s charter renewal.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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My mother has been denied access to medical care, the right to speak, and every basic human freedom.—
Kim Aris,
Time,
7 Nov. 2025
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Rusev pointed to his own match history in AEW as evidence contradicting the rumors.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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The research had significant limitations, was not designed to be able to prove cause and effect, and contradicts previous studies that indicated positives for heart health.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Unsay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsay. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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