Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsold
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Over time, patterns like these have discouraged Black residents from looking into buying a home, said Shelia Russell-Williams, president of the Real Estate Brokers of Baltimore.—
Lily Carey,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Apr. 2026 -
Guests at the British ambassador's residence in Washington DC are discouraged from wearing hats.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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That hasn’t deterred staff though.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
24 Apr. 2026
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That hasn’t deterred him from deploying some of the strongest air-quality regulations in any city.—
Akshat Rathi,
Bloomberg,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Hurricane formation can be inhibited by strong wind shear over the Atlantic, stirred by the pattern of warmer-than-normal waters in the equatorial Pacific Ocean.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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So contaminated was the air that water droplets could cling to pollutants, slowing evaporation; the resulting scrim of moisture inhibited vertical air movement, trapping more pollution in turn.—
Scott W. Stern,
The New York Review of Books,
13 Apr. 2026
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Shortly thereafter, all of the engineering and technological work that had been devoted to the development of television since the mid-1920s was diverted to military purposes to support the war effort.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
30 Apr. 2026
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Police say traffic in the area has been diverted.—
Ana Maria Soler,
CBS News,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Unsold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsold. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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