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as in crossed
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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as in revealed
to make known (something abstract) through outward signs
his face betrayed his exasperation with his nosy neighbor
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as in tempted
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 betrayed
Sure, their penalty killing and goaltending are what ultimately betrayed them in this game, and the penalty kill, so good most of the season, is suddenly becoming a big problem.
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Josh Yohe, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
Ethan and Cameron feel betrayed and go off to ride jet skis.
—Griff Griffin, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
Why policyholders feel betrayed As many recent stories of health insurance denials in the news show, policyholders are most outraged when insurers fail to keep their promises to pay claims promptly and fairly.
—Jay Feinman, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2025
The Heat can argue that Butler’s public comments betrayed his obligation of loyalty and sportsmanship.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 5 Jan. 2025
Naomi got hit with the briefcase, and Nia was betrayed.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
She was hit, harangued and betrayed by a son who couldn’t help himself.
—Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
Will voters realize they have been betrayed?
—David Faris, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
Fang Si-Chi’s First Love Paradise is a slim but thought-provoking text about loneliness, trauma, and how vulnerable members of society can be betrayed by those who were meant to protect them.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 20 Dec. 2024
Josh Yohe, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
Ethan and Cameron feel betrayed and go off to ride jet skis.
—Griff Griffin, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
Why policyholders feel betrayed As many recent stories of health insurance denials in the news show, policyholders are most outraged when insurers fail to keep their promises to pay claims promptly and fairly.
—Jay Feinman, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2025
The Heat can argue that Butler’s public comments betrayed his obligation of loyalty and sportsmanship.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 5 Jan. 2025
Naomi got hit with the briefcase, and Nia was betrayed.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
She was hit, harangued and betrayed by a son who couldn’t help himself.
—Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
Will voters realize they have been betrayed?
—David Faris, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
Fang Si-Chi’s First Love Paradise is a slim but thought-provoking text about loneliness, trauma, and how vulnerable members of society can be betrayed by those who were meant to protect them.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 20 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for betrayed
Verb
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The Rule crossed $50 million-mark on the second day and $150-million-mark in ten days.—
Sweta Kaushal,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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Note that the 50-day moving average crossed below the 200-day moving average in August, signaling weakness.—
John Navin,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The identity of a third victim who was hospitalized has not been revealed.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
6 Jan. 2025
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Their findings revealed that persistent visual cues of disorganization deplete our cognitive resources and impair our ability to concentrate.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
Verb
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You may be tempted to pump the wand into the tube to get the brush saturated, but don't—MAC says this causes the formula to dry out.—
Sarah Han,
Allure,
24 Dec. 2024
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But she is tempted by the smell.—
Rachel Aviv,
The New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Armisen voices a number of droll characters and is hilariously — and fittingly — deadpan as the figure of Death who becomes seduced by show biz via a clever agent (Kind).—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
23 Dec. 2024
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Humankind has always been seduced by promises of miraculous solutions.—
Luis E. Romero,
Forbes,
18 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Sunday, the map showed nearly all major highways in the northern half of the state are covered in snow.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
5 Jan. 2025
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The team focused on the northern end of town, known as Upper Brooklyn, where records showed the founding families once lived.—
Jonathan Bullington,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Eleven Illinois teenagers were charged with felony crimes after two men using dating apps were allegedly lured and beaten during the summer, according to police.—
Mirna Alsharif,
NBC News,
27 Dec. 2024
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Arizona authorities believe a man was lured out of his home to his death by a stranger seeking help with his car.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
People.com,
27 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Initially, the company demonstrated leadership in the energy sector by pledging to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 or earlier.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
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Later Sunday, hundreds of people demonstrated in support of the Palestinian security forces, organized by the Fatah party that dominates the Palestinian Authority.—
Compiled byDemocrat-Gazette stafffrom wire reports,
arkansasonline.com,
30 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Borges also persuaded the detective ultimately responsible for Muller’s arrest, Misty Carausu, to come.—
Anita Chabria,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2025
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Ivana persuaded him to drop his matching plum-colored suits and shoes back in the late ‘70s.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2025
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