as in to retract
to solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to)
the witness tried to unsay the very testimony that he had given a few days earlier
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Recent Examples of unsay
Elevate your typical tennis player costume with palpable tension, sustained eye contact and lots left unsaid.
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The Australian breakdancer certainly left an impression at the 2024 Paris Olympics, despite scoring 0 points.
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Chiara Kim, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
Left unsaid is the freeing up of workers’ time means those that can move forward are those that take on a more activist role within their businesses — advising, teaming up, and even identifying other areas open for AI assistance.
—Joe McKendrick, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
But one telling moment gives voice to what otherwise goes unsaid—a repugnant reminiscence of Jim Crow violence, addressed to Terry within earshot of the department’s one nonwhite officer, a Black woman named Jessica Sims (Zsané Jhé).
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2024
Left unsaid, and what troubled Marvin Cota’s family deep down, was that his story ended like so many others on the remote Duck Valley Indian Reservation.
—Gabe Stern, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024
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Chiara Kim, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
Left unsaid is the freeing up of workers’ time means those that can move forward are those that take on a more activist role within their businesses — advising, teaming up, and even identifying other areas open for AI assistance.
—Joe McKendrick, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
But one telling moment gives voice to what otherwise goes unsaid—a repugnant reminiscence of Jim Crow violence, addressed to Terry within earshot of the department’s one nonwhite officer, a Black woman named Jessica Sims (Zsané Jhé).
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2024
Left unsaid, and what troubled Marvin Cota’s family deep down, was that his story ended like so many others on the remote Duck Valley Indian Reservation.
—Gabe Stern, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsay
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The new design looks to better separate the rear slide-out hardware from the side slide-outs, which retract below the central vehicle roof.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
9 Jan. 2025
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In recent months, however, this ambitious agenda was retracted somewhat as economic headwinds appeared.—
Andy J. Semotiuk,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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Moicano stepped in on weigh-in day when Makhachev’s initial opponent, Arman Tsarukyan withdrew with a back injury.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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More than 25 players jumped into the transfer portal over his departure, which caused Marshall to withdraw from the game.—
Ryan Canfield,
Fox News,
18 Jan. 2025
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In 2007, at 52 years old, Rinder renounced Scientology, becoming a prominent whistleblower against the organization's abuses.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
5 Jan. 2025
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This week, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov reiterated Russia’s demand that Ukraine renounce its right to sovereignty and territorial integrity as a precondition to start peace talks.—
Marc Santora,
New York Times,
1 Jan. 2025
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Is there some way that the Giants and Jets can get clipped for congestion pricing over on Route 3? People who still deny that climate change is real also believe that pigs can fly.—
Mike Lupica,
New York Daily News,
11 Jan. 2025
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Fewer claims translate to lower premiums and reduce the risk that your policy will be canceled or denied for renewal.—
Ryan Barone,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
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White House officials said on Friday that the truth behind the mysterious ailments known as Havana Syndrome was still unknown, contradicting a new intelligence assessment about what had befallen spies and diplomats for the last nine years.—
Julian E. Barnes,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2025
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Experts say that the atmospheric aerosol data used in the calculations could be behind the contradicting conclusions.—
Matthew Glasser,
ABC News,
9 Jan. 2025
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“Unsay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsay. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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