Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsold
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But Daddy was not one to be discouraged and got the place ready to open in June.—
Fannie Flagg,
Southern Living,
16 Mar. 2025 -
Obama discouraged Biden from running in 2016.—
W. James Antle III,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
14 Mar. 2025
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Both had apparently assumed, prior to October 7th, that Hamas could be deterred by periodic eruptions of overwhelming violence, or else be bought off by cash from Qatar.—
Bernard Avishai,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2025
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But even with only a handful of conversations that day, Stanley wasn’t deterred.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
26 Mar. 2025
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Some 120 flights were in the air when the closure was announced, with some turned around and others diverted to Gatwick Airport outside London, Charles de Gaulle Airport near Paris or Ireland's Shannon Airport, tracking services showed.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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Flights have been diverted to alternative destinations wherever possible, with airports at Amsterdam in the Netherlands, Germany’s Frankfurt, Ireland’s Shannon and Gatwick Airport, the UK’s second largest airport, already accepting several.—
Tamara Hardingham-Gill,
CNN,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Unsold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsold. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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