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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
  • Anything beyond loud noise is discouraged, and perhaps feared by those in charge at Ole Miss, given how emotional Kiffin’s return will be.
    — Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Foreign visitors could be discouraged from visiting Nepal as well, impacting an industry that accounts for about 7% of the country’s GDP and more than one million jobs.
    — Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of discouraged
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  • Audiences are increasingly opting for these more expensive PLF screenings and have yet to be deterred by the price tag.
    — Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Also, the Biden administration deterred Ukraine from striking Russia’s energy assets.
    — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 5 Sep. 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 17 Sep. 2026.

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