unsold

verb

Definition of unsoldnext
past tense of unsell
as in discouraged

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  1. discouraged
  2. deterred
  3. inhibited
  4. diverted
Verb
  • Idea futures would undermine the institutional clout of skeptical old physicists with tenure—monetizing, promoting, and rewarding bold claims discouraged by mainstream consensus.
    — Finn Brunton, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Washington has discouraged Chinese firms from investing in the United States and expanded the list of American products that cannot be exported to China.
    — Chad P. Bown, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of discouraged
Verb
  • Yet such acts haven’t deterred the evangelical Christians who make up much of the faithful segment of the MAGA base.
    — Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Yet, the 19-year-old sophomore from Jacksonville isn’t down or deterred.
    — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of deterred
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  • Both mainly reduced trade barriers and committed all three governments to avoid policies that inhibited commercial flows with one another.
    — Chad P. Bown, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The rough waters, which included waves that were about 13 feet high, inhibited rescue efforts.
    — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of inhibited
Verb
  • Playwright Zimmerman, meanwhile, says the dispute has diverted attention from the subject the production was created to address.
    — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026
  • American Airlines and the Federal Aviation Administration confirmed the plane was diverted to Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, where law enforcement took the man into custody.
    — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of diverted
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“Unsold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsold. Accessed 7 Sep. 2026.

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