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, and what troubled Marvin Cota’s family deep down, was that his story ended like so many others on the remote Duck Valley Indian Reservation.
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Gabe Stern, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024
How the government would levy tariffs only on certain corporations, or how the tariffs would undo the outsourcing, was left unsaid.
—The Editors, National Review, 13 Sep. 2024
Left unsaid was how the agreement can also further the league’s advantage in its inevitable competition with the United Soccer League (USL) Super League.
—Chris Deubert, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
Sometimes, his feelings about them may even go unsaid.
—Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN, 11 Aug. 2024
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Gabe Stern, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024
How the government would levy tariffs only on certain corporations, or how the tariffs would undo the outsourcing, was left unsaid.
—The Editors, National Review, 13 Sep. 2024
Left unsaid was how the agreement can also further the league’s advantage in its inevitable competition with the United Soccer League (USL) Super League.
—Chris Deubert, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
Sometimes, his feelings about them may even go unsaid.
—Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN, 11 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsay
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The authors of a paper claiming the benefits of green coffee bean extract admitted the data was altered and retracted the study, and the Federal Trade Commission extracted a $9 million settlement from the company behind the product, which Oz had invested in.Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 21 Nov. 2024
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However, when taking all of Kennedy’s beliefs and the lack of scientific evidence backing them into consideration, the governor should rightly temper or retract his support for the nomination.DP Opinion, The Denver Post, 19 Nov. 2024
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Two works, a Diane Arbus photo and an Eric Fischl painting, were withdrawn, presumably for lack of interest.Brian Boucher for ArtNews, Robb Report, 23 Nov. 2024
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The recommendations are quite broad, so the Section recommends that Treasury withdraw and reissue the current Proposed TOI Regulations with a requirement that reporting would be required only for TOIs entered into on or after the re-proposal occurs.Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
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Sausage-makers do not always renounce the consumption of sausage.Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
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These newspapers did not renounce endorsements in non-presidential races that equally betray partisan bias.Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 6 Nov. 2024
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Israel has denied the claims, saying Hamas continues to employ weapons and sensitive equipment in civilian areas and underneath hospitals and schools.Louis Casiano, Fox News, 30 Nov. 2024
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Advertisement North Korea and Russia haven’t formally confirmed the North Korean troops’ movements, and have denied reports of weapons shipments.Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
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But without the context of how these perspectives contradict or diverge from each other, the characters’ conflicts feel weightless, and dialogue that directs them to state their objectives comes off empty.Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 17 Nov. 2024
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However, charging documents revealed this account was contradicted by witness statements and text messages exchanged between Mullooly and Higgins from the previous day, which showed Kelly before the incident.Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 16 Nov. 2024
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“Unsay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsay. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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