as in to betray
to be unfaithful or disloyal to
the band sold out its faithful followers, abandoning its edgy style for a more commercial sound
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as in betrayal
the act or fact of violating the trust or confidence of another
the sellout makes it much harder for me to trust you ever again
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Jeff Faraudo, The Mercury News, 5 Oct. 2024
This immediate sellout reflects high demand born of strong brand recognition.
—Lilian Raji, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024
Placing The Atlantic’s logo under the Apple logo is a way of dramatizing that magazine’s sellout to Big Tech, and also to sound the alarm in general about Silicon Valley’s corrupting influence on the American media.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 24 Sep. 2024
Read more Photo of the day: Padres outlast Dodgers in raucous Game 3
A sellout crowd was bonkers when the San Diego Padres knocked off the Los Angeles Dodgers, 6-5, Tuesday night, moving to within one game of reaching the National League Championship Series.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 9 Oct. 2024
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The Bears’ most recent sellout against anyone other than Stanford was in 2013 against Ohio State when Memorial Stadium had a capacity of 62,647.
—Jeff Faraudo, The Mercury News, 5 Oct. 2024
This immediate sellout reflects high demand born of strong brand recognition.
—Lilian Raji, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024
Placing The Atlantic’s logo under the Apple logo is a way of dramatizing that magazine’s sellout to Big Tech, and also to sound the alarm in general about Silicon Valley’s corrupting influence on the American media.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 24 Sep. 2024
Read more Photo of the day: Padres outlast Dodgers in raucous Game 3
A sellout crowd was bonkers when the San Diego Padres knocked off the Los Angeles Dodgers, 6-5, Tuesday night, moving to within one game of reaching the National League Championship Series.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Sell (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sell%20%28out%29. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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