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
But the real insights often lie in what’s left unsaid.
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Dr. Aviva Legatt, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
This is your chance to say what was left unsaid and show the other person that you’re invested in repairing the relationship.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
What was left unsaid is that the individuals would be knowingly placed into a prison system in which a range of sources have reported widespread human rights abuses at the hands of state forces.
—Mneesha Gellman, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2025
But how can a filmmaker conjure up something unsaid and unseen about someone so widely revered, and still indelibly present in culture today?
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 27 Jan. 2025
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Dr. Aviva Legatt, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
This is your chance to say what was left unsaid and show the other person that you’re invested in repairing the relationship.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
What was left unsaid is that the individuals would be knowingly placed into a prison system in which a range of sources have reported widespread human rights abuses at the hands of state forces.
—Mneesha Gellman, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2025
But how can a filmmaker conjure up something unsaid and unseen about someone so widely revered, and still indelibly present in culture today?
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 27 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsay
Verb
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Both publications eventually retracted the article.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2025
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With the campaign retracted, the focus turned to the name.—
Meg Linehan,
The Athletic,
15 Mar. 2025
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Outreach workers who live among farmworkers are withdrawing a little, too.—
Amy Maxmen | KFF Health News,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2025
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Artificial intelligence and digital surveillance systems are perhaps less likely to identify who is eating alone at lunch or withdrawing from friends.—
Jackie Valley,
Christian Science Monitor,
9 Apr. 2025
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The outlet also confirmed that Cooper's network renounced their rights to Hot Mess and that SiriusXM will no longer sell ads for the show.—
Athena Sobhan,
People.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Cromwell came up with a legal solution for the king’s problem, pushing Parliament to pass a series of acts that renounced papal authority and declared Henry the supreme head of the nascent Church of England.—
Meilan Solly,
Smithsonian Magazine,
20 Mar. 2025
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The government of Isla Mujeres also denied that the event was taking place there.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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At her appearance, the Court denied the state’s motion to detain Formella pre-trial and released her with conditions including no entry into Downers Grove South High School and no contact with anyone under the age of eighteen.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Iran’s top official appeared to contradict Trump, writing in an opinion article that talks between Tehran and Washington in Oman would be done through an intermediary.—
Filip Timotija,
The Hill,
9 Apr. 2025
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Gaza mass grave Newly released audio and video contradicts the Israeli military’s account of the March 23 attack on first responders in southern Gaza.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Unsay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsay. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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