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verb

past tense of unsay

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Recent Examples of unsaid
Adjective
Thus, the story’s depth comes not from what is said, but from what is left unsaid, what is never fully understood from the moments that shift in meaning as time passes. Travis Bean, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025 Left unsaid during the pomp of Vrabel’s big day is what his presence next to Maye solidifies. Chad Graff, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025 Left unsaid in the motion for withdrawal was the consequence of the 2024 presidential election—the agency will likely take a much less favorable attitude towards college athlete employment under incoming president Donald Trump. Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 10 Jan. 2025 The air is thick with the weight of what has been left unsaid over time, as the siblings navigate the distance that has grown between them. Leo Barraclough, Variety, 22 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unsaid
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsaid
Adjective
  • But what goes unmentioned—what stands in opposition to the siblings’ code of self-optimization and principled bodysurfing—is that their father’s success grew from the soil of an extraordinary season of public investment.
    Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 22 May 2025
  • Even Sobule’s own bisexuality was often left unmentioned by some in the industry.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
Adjective
  • Flashbacks revisit some of the most iconic moments and songs from his music career while revealing the untold story of a private man who dealt with his share of darkness off stage.
    Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2025
  • There are about 114 billion pennies currently in circulation in the United States, the Treasury says, with an untold number buried in sofa cushions or rattling around under car floor mats.
    Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
Verb
  • In response, Hungary withdrew its stake from the bank, marking a rare concession in its complex balancing act between East and West.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Biden, the oldest sitting president at 82, withdrew from the race in July, as questions about his age and fitness for office surged following a disastrous CNN debate performance in June.
    Justin Gomez, ABC News, 8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The next scene picks up with Abby at an undisclosed location that’s revealed to be the football stadium that the WLF (Washington Liberation Front) has been using as their headquarters.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 May 2025
  • The move follows a 2023 donation by Brin that was worth around $600 million; it was also timed with the I/O developer conference, and also to an undisclosed charity.
    Michael Barclay, Quartz, 22 May 2025
Adjective
  • While the Trump administration was silent on the details of the document, a New York Times report described it as merely a list of bullet points, not a full draft, citing four officials familiar with the negotiations.
    Zach LaChance, The Washington Examiner, 1 June 2025
  • Proenza Schouler leans toward a silent gesture with its mint green terry dress.
    Alex Sales, Glamour, 31 May 2025
Verb
  • The Magic, now 19-12, have contradicted that wisdom.
    Josh Robbins, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • However, but it’s now been flatly contradicted.
    David Phelan, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Steve Madden, based in Long Island City, New York, said Adidas sued it twice in 2002 to challenge footwear with two parallel stripes and four parallel stripes, leading to a confidential settlement the next year.
    Jonathan Stempel, USA Today, 23 May 2025
  • But less attention is paid to the trades of executive branch employees and congressional aides whose work could give them access to confidential information likely to influence markets once made public.
    Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, 22 May 2025
Verb
  • In a statement to PEOPLE on Saturday, April 12, Combs' legal team denied the allegations leveled by Manzaro.
    Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 13 Apr. 2025
  • Kyle Larson has been denied a spot in NASCAR's history books for now after falling short of his attempt to win all three races in a race weekend, finishing second in the Craftsman Truck Series race in Bristol.
    David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Apr. 2025

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“Unsaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsaid. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.

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