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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Limits have been places on dissemination of scientific research on LGBTQ and gender topics, as CDC researchers have been ordered to retract any unpublished research containing terms such as gender, transgender or LGBTQ.—
Dr. Gary Spinner,
Hartford Courant,
4 Mar. 2025
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The school has retracted the public DEI statements of some programs, removed faculty diversity data, and revised a calendar of multicultural graduation events.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
2 Mar. 2025
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The annual auto auction in Canada confirmed Tesla received multiple opportunities to voluntarily withdraw from the event due to safety concerns.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA TODAY,
20 Mar. 2025
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On January 31, 2020, the United Kingdom formally withdrew from the European Union.—
Michael Walker,
The Athletic,
20 Mar. 2025
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As the historian Landon Storrs has shown, the Red Scare pressured an entire generation of federal workers into putting their heads down, keeping their mouths shut, and renouncing interest in progressive ideas.—
Beverly Gage,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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But the Polisario could renounce its claim to Dakhla in exchange for other concessions more meaningful to its own projects and ambitions.—
Hannah Rae Armstrong,
Foreign Affairs,
4 Mar. 2025
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In most fields workers are prone to deny a problem and even pretend to enjoy the abuse.—
James L. Edwards III,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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The Idaho Senate this week approved a joint resolution to deny voters the authority to legalize cannabis through a statewide ballot initiative.—
A.J. Herrington,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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Denying the existence of trans people, bullying them, or undermining their rights contradicts all of these core moral values.—
Rev. Dr. Serene Jones,
TIME,
17 Mar. 2025
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But when discussing the deal, Mavericks owner Patrick Dumont seemed to completely contradict the reasons of Harrison.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Unsay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsay. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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