unsold

verb

Definition of unsoldnext
past tense of unsell
as in discouraged

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  1. discouraged
  2. deterred
  3. inhibited
  4. diverted
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  • Native children were often separated from their families and communities through boarding schools, where they were discouraged or prevented from speaking their Native languages and practicing their cultures.
    — Conor McGill, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Last year, high interest rates and PresidentTrump’s unpredictable trade policies discouraged hiring.
    — Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of discouraged
Verb
  • That hasn’t deterred a startup called Alta from trying to lure banks and big companies with a blockchain of its own.
    — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Mountain lions prefer cover but Riley doesn’t think they’ll be deterred.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of deterred
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  • The use of new production technologies also requires a degree of creative destruction that Beijing’s own industrial policy interventions have inhibited.
    — Oliver Melton, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2026
  • When the chemical block was attached to the site around amino acid 300, the fiber’s growth was inhibited.
    — Mike McRae October 13, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of inhibited
Verb
  • Yet state lawmakers and governors routinely diverted transportation revenues to pay for other government expenses.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Irish airline Aer Lingus diverted its Dublin to Rome flight on Thursday morning following a hoax bomb threat.
    — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of diverted
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“Unsold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsold. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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