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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
  • If millions still want children but are discouraged from having them, then the fertility slump marks a substantial social failure.
    — Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Either properly discouraged by the police presence or too damned hot to fight, people largely behaved.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of discouraged
Verb
  • The intruder might have been deterred by the couple’s two dogs — except that neither canine acted like a traditional guard dog.
    — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Last week’s Houthi advance has not deterred more container shipping industry players from attempting to make a wider return to the Bab el-Mandeb and Red Sea.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of deterred
Verb
  • 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
  • The money was nominally to pay civil servants and prop up infrastructure in a territory sequestered by an Israeli blockade, but many observers agreed that Hamas diverted a significant sum to its military wing.
    — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
  • How TADs work Tax Allocation Districts are designated areas where property tax revenue growth is diverted from governments and used to fund development and infrastructure improvements within that district.
    — Patreece Hutcherson, AJC.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of diverted
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“Unsold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsold. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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