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 left unsaid is what the Giants need to do to change that conversation.
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Howard Megdal, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Coupling up, especially among the straights, tends to leave a lot unsaid.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2024
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Equally intriguing though is all the context surrounding the letter, which Lennon largely leaves unsaid, or only hints at.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 26 Nov. 2024
Left unsaid was that Neris could no longer reach and then convert a $9 million player option for next season.
—Sahadev Sharma, The Athletic, 22 Aug. 2024
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Howard Megdal, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Coupling up, especially among the straights, tends to leave a lot unsaid.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2024
Editor’s picks The 250 Greatest Guitarists of All Time
Equally intriguing though is all the context surrounding the letter, which Lennon largely leaves unsaid, or only hints at.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 26 Nov. 2024
Left unsaid was that Neris could no longer reach and then convert a $9 million player option for next season.
—Sahadev Sharma, The Athletic, 22 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsay
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Cassidy, chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, extended Kennedy multiple lifelines to retract unproven claims that some vaccines could cause autism during last week’s three-hour confirmation hearing before the panel.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
2 Feb. 2025
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But publishers are often slow to retract tainted papers, even when alerted to obvious fraud.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
31 Jan. 2025
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But that means patients don’t have the usual right of a trial participant to withdraw from a study at any time, Johnson notes.—
Amber Dance,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 Mar. 2025
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At the event, Mills publicly refused to comply with Trump’s executive order against trans youth in school sports, which threatens to withdraw federal funding from states that maintain inclusive policies.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them,
7 Mar. 2025
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The outlet said the Unwell Network has renounced all rights to Hot Mess so Earle can freely explore future opportunities.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
26 Feb. 2025
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Like his predecessors, Xi has refused to renounce the possible use of force to unify China and Taiwan.—
Sergey Radchenko,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Feb. 2025
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Their findings paint a more complicated picture, one that her mother has denied.—
Brian Brant,
People.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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Many criticized his decision as a capitulation to Donald Trump, though Bezos denied those claims.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
28 Feb. 2025
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His response directly contradicts the IMF’s report and the media coverage surrounding the prevention of further accumulation.—
Javier Bastardo,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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Ivana Saric 4 hours ago - Politics & Policy Kremlin contradicts Trump's claim on peacekeeping forces in Ukraine The Kremlin emphasized Tuesday that Russia had not dropped its opposition to peacekeeping forces in Ukraine, contradicting a claim that President Trump made a day earlier.—
Peter Sullivan,
Axios,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Unsay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsay. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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