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
Left unsaid was that Neris could no longer reach and then convert a $9 million player option for next season.
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Sahadev Sharma, The Athletic, 22 Aug. 2024
The laughter often came as the audience mentally filled in the other half of the dialogue, which was sometimes obvious and unsaid but usually redelivered by Newhart’s character, as if for emphasis.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 19 July 2024
Elevate your typical tennis player costume with palpable tension, sustained eye contact and lots left unsaid.
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The Australian breakdancer certainly left an impression at the 2024 Paris Olympics, despite scoring 0 points.
—Chiara Kim, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
Left unsaid is the freeing up of workers’ time means those that can move forward are those that take on a more activist role within their businesses — advising, teaming up, and even identifying other areas open for AI assistance.
—Joe McKendrick, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
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Sahadev Sharma, The Athletic, 22 Aug. 2024
The laughter often came as the audience mentally filled in the other half of the dialogue, which was sometimes obvious and unsaid but usually redelivered by Newhart’s character, as if for emphasis.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 19 July 2024
Elevate your typical tennis player costume with palpable tension, sustained eye contact and lots left unsaid.
10 of 12
Raygun
The Australian breakdancer certainly left an impression at the 2024 Paris Olympics, despite scoring 0 points.
—Chiara Kim, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
Left unsaid is the freeing up of workers’ time means those that can move forward are those that take on a more activist role within their businesses — advising, teaming up, and even identifying other areas open for AI assistance.
—Joe McKendrick, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsay
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Share [Findings] The Journal of Pediatric Genetics retracted a study on Islamic beliefs concerning the possible supernatural causes of birth defects on the grounds that the research lacked a scientific basis.—
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi,
Harper's Magazine,
22 Jan. 2025
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The big question with this trend is how durable are the internal mechanisms used to retract integrated cables?—
Andrew Liszewski,
The Verge,
22 Jan. 2025
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After building pressure, Biden withdrew from the race and quickly endorsed Harris.—
Ed O'Keefe,
CBS News,
31 Jan. 2025
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So far, however, the status has been withdrawn only from Venezuelans.—
Gisela Salim-Peyer,
The Atlantic,
31 Jan. 2025
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On June 14, 2024, Putin said Ukraine must also renounce any plans to join NATO.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
Newsweek,
9 Jan. 2025
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Like the kamikaze pilots in the same story, whose deaths lost their sacred meaning once Emperor Hirohito renounced his divinity after the war, the plotters in 1936 worshipped not a man but a deity.—
Ian Buruma,
The New Yorker,
6 Jan. 2025
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And the Supreme Court has reaffirmed it in the years since — including in the 1982 case Plyler v. Doe, which held that states cannot deny students a free public education based on their immigration status.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
23 Jan. 2025
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Chris Brown says he is banned from entering Canada Brown confirmed that he was denied entry into Canada based on his criminal history just hours before he was set to perform in the first of two performances in Toronto.—
Alex Heigl,
People.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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The governing body has contradicted itself repeatedly about whether the tests measured testosterone.—
Forbes,
Forbes,
28 Jan. 2025
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Bidding interest aside, a number of legal and tech experts have told CNBC that Trump's executive order to delay the TikTok ban contradicts the Supreme Court's earlier ruling to uphold the PAFACA and could face legal opposition.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Unsay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsay. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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