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)
Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 3 Feb. 2025
The event, which UFC CEO Dana White said was a sellout, was a major success for the fight promotion.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
Multiple sellouts, particularly in its 70mm theaters (Village East New York, Vista Los Angeles), boosted the initial dates.
—Tom Brueggemann, IndieWire, 22 Dec. 2024
The Traitors star Tony Vlachos doubles down on Boston Rob as 'such a sellout'
The pitch did not land, as Jeremy was murdered.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 17 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium was a sellout, fit with intense race fans standing shoulder-to-shoulder in collective vigor.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 3 Feb. 2025
The event, which UFC CEO Dana White said was a sellout, was a major success for the fight promotion.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
Multiple sellouts, particularly in its 70mm theaters (Village East New York, Vista Los Angeles), boosted the initial dates.
—Tom Brueggemann, IndieWire, 22 Dec. 2024
The Traitors star Tony Vlachos doubles down on Boston Rob as 'such a sellout'
The pitch did not land, as Jeremy was murdered.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 17 Jan. 2025
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Verb
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Others, not without justice, will skip the climax and denouement altogether, so obviously and suddenly does the production betray its early triumphs.—
Graham Hillard,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
28 Feb. 2025
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Yet even these lone voices failed to call out Trump for betraying Zelensky and adopting the talking points of a brutal regime that invaded Ukraine with no provocation three years ago.—
Mordechai Gordon,
Hartford Courant,
28 Feb. 2025
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The betrayal of Ukraine by President Donald Trump was hardly unexpected, but its execution—brazen, humiliating, and incredibly public—has left Europeans in shock.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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Growing up in a Russian ballet academy, the sisters go through the growing pains of adolescence and ambition until a shocking betrayal charts them on separate, fractured courses.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Witness was his 1952 manifesto on fellow-traveling American liberals and their treachery, which emboldened the Soviet Union.—
Michael Kimmage,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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The songs typically crop up in the final act of an episode as the tensions (and treacheries) mount.—
Mark Peikert,
IndieWire,
13 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Fries was arrested, convicted of treason and sentenced to hang.—
Bill Hamilton,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Mar. 2025
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Another power given to the president was also universally considered extremely dangerous: that of granting pardons to individuals guilty of treason.—
Maurizio Valsania,
The Conversation,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Sell (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sell%20%28out%29. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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