1
as in to cross
to be unfaithful or disloyal to
childhood friends of movie stars often betray them by telling their secrets to the supermarket tabloids
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2
as in to reveal
to make known (something abstract) through outward signs
his face betrayed his exasperation with his nosy neighbor
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3
as in to tempt
to lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage
she was betrayed by a false show of friendship into covering up the crime
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Recent Examples of betray
Lana is so fascinating because her whole thing is mid-century woman betrayed by men, right?
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 15 July 2025
According to him, the city inhabitants were feeling betrayed when it became known that Mariupol's mayor and his administration had left the city in the first days of the full-scale Russian aggression.
—ABC News, 12 July 2025
The head of the Michigan Rodeo Association, who wanted to use the event to raise money to pay for an indoor horse riding facility, feels devastated and betrayed.
—Dave Boucher, Freep.com, 11 July 2025
Georgina Maldonado of the Community Health Initiative of Orange County said patients feel betrayed.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 15 July 2025
According to him, the city inhabitants were feeling betrayed when it became known that Mariupol's mayor and his administration had left the city in the first days of the full-scale Russian aggression.
—ABC News, 12 July 2025
The head of the Michigan Rodeo Association, who wanted to use the event to raise money to pay for an indoor horse riding facility, feels devastated and betrayed.
—Dave Boucher, Freep.com, 11 July 2025
Georgina Maldonado of the Community Health Initiative of Orange County said patients feel betrayed.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for betray
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After the rally that began in Cincinnati, around 100 people crossed the Roebling Bridge, heading toward Covington shortly after 8 p.m., according to police.—
Quinlan Bentley,
The Enquirer,
23 July 2025
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Nevertheless, the world moves a little: an orphan boy, playing the flute, escapes from certain death and crosses the boundary of the underworld to go find his love.—
Celia Bell
July 22,
Literary Hub,
22 July 2025
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Data from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research reveals that for every additional level of education, poverty rates for single mothers declined by an average of 33%.—
Rita Raichoudhuri,
Chicago Tribune,
23 July 2025
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Every microservice outage reveals the presence of unmanaged complexity, weak isolation mechanisms and non-existent feedback loops.—
Raju Dandigam,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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Address: Andros 845 00, Greece Wellness travelers will be tempted by the offerings at Kea Retreat, a family-run boutique hotel located in a hillside nature reserve above the pristine blue waters of Psathi Bay.—
Monica Mendal,
Vogue,
15 July 2025
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Luxe new all-inclusive resorts like Impression Isla Mujeres by Secrets now tempt visitors to stick around past sunset rather than take the ferry home at the end of the day.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
12 July 2025
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The artworks and photos are displayed alongside historical items, archival images, video reenactments of the Raid, and multimedia testimonials by descendants of the enslaved people who liberated themselves.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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If a face is displayed to millions of people at once, chances are someone will recognize it.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 July 2025
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Split rumors arose when Furlan revealed that she had been seduced by a catfish posing as musician Ronnie Radke.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
20 July 2025
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Instead, Piero and Lara are cautiously trying to seduce one another while protecting themselves from shagging what could be a crazy person.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
16 July 2025
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Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton sat in a suite and received the loudest ovation from the crowd when he was shown on the videoboard.—
Doug Feinberg,
Chicago Tribune,
20 July 2025
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Real-world data from 14 airports in China, including one in the challenging climate of Tibet, show that the material's properties fluctuated by just three percent over a year.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
19 July 2025
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Eventually, the victim is persuaded to contact an IT security representative, who, in fact, is part of the ransomware operation.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
26 July 2025
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During an interview with The Standard, Ozzy admitted that even though he was intoxicated during the violent incident, that didn't persuade him to stop drinking.—
Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
24 July 2025
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Consider, for instance, the elimination of Jennifer Hudson on season 3 of American Idol or when MJ David was double-crossed by JT Tamburello and Trishelle Cannatella on season 2 of the Traitors.—
Taylor Crumpton,
Time,
13 July 2025
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Lee Byung-hun is also back as the double-crossing Front Man, formerly Player 001.—
Griff Griffin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 July 2025
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“Betray.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/betray. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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