as in to betray
to be unfaithful or disloyal to
the band sold out its faithful followers, abandoning its edgy style for a more commercial sound
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as in betrayal
the act or fact of violating the trust or confidence of another
the sellout makes it much harder for me to trust you ever again
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Recent Examples of sell (out)
Mitch Sherman, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
The league said more than 2.3 million fans attended games this season, the most in 22 years, and the teams combined for 154 sellouts — up from 45 last season.
—Paulina Dedaj, Fox News, 11 Oct. 2024
Severe lightning, torrential rain and 70-mph winds sent the frenzied sellout crowd of 90,000 at Memorial Stadium scampering for cover.
—Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Dec. 2024
The sellout crowd — the first on Monday night in Denver since 2018 — didn’t know whether to roar or exhale.
—Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 2 Dec. 2024
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Noun
On the first Saturday of 2025, a sellout crowd packed into Pinnacle Bank Arena with a winter storm taking aim outside.
—Mitch Sherman, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
The league said more than 2.3 million fans attended games this season, the most in 22 years, and the teams combined for 154 sellouts — up from 45 last season.
—Paulina Dedaj, Fox News, 11 Oct. 2024
Severe lightning, torrential rain and 70-mph winds sent the frenzied sellout crowd of 90,000 at Memorial Stadium scampering for cover.
—Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Dec. 2024
The sellout crowd — the first on Monday night in Denver since 2018 — didn’t know whether to roar or exhale.
—Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 2 Dec. 2024
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Verb
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Many say that has now been broken, that the country’s leaders have betrayed a trust by letting the hostages languish for this long.—
Dina Kraft,
The Christian Science Monitor,
22 Jan. 2025
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Sadly, those who jumped on the anti-immigrant bandwagon have betrayed their own base.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
21 Jan. 2025
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After Rifaat’s betrayal, the anointed was Bassel, the crown prince.—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
27 Jan. 2025
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Recommended Trump moves from ‘American carnage’ to ‘a horrible betrayal’ in second inaugural Juries also convicted some on charges of seditious conspiracy, which refers to activities that undermine a state without directly attacking it.—
Patrik Jonsson,
The Christian Science Monitor,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
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This would be immediately followed by my dad standing up, racing over to my uncle, and sometimes grabbing him by the collar to stop him from completing an action that in their eyes seemed to be an act of utter betrayal and treachery.—
Wayne Chan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025
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Welcome back for another season full of [Alan Cumming voice] deception, backstabbing and treachery!—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
9 Jan. 2025
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Under South Korean law, a sitting president has immunity from most criminal prosecutions, but the privilege does not extend to allegations of insurrection or treason.—
Yoonjung Seo,
CNN,
26 Jan. 2025
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Yoon has presidential immunity from most criminal prosecutions, but the privilege does not extend to allegations of rebellion or treason.—
Joel Thayer,
Newsweek,
26 Jan. 2025
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“Sell (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sell%20%28out%29. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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