betraying

verb

present participle of betray
1
as in crossing
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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2
as in revealing
to make known (something abstract) through outward signs his face betrayed his exasperation with his nosy neighbor

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3
as in seducing
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 betraying But since then the process of identifying a new vendor and signing a contract has been painfully slow, betraying the mayor’s lack of urgency. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026 Perry’s grieving mother accuses Iwamasa of betraying his duty to protect her son. — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026 But the upshot is, this update gets a few things right that might have been difficult to nail 80 years ago, without betraying any of the things that were already indisputably on-point. — Chris Willman, Variety, 27 May 2026 In a lengthy statement on Wednesday, Pattie Gonia accused the company of betraying its own mission by filing the suit. — Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 29 May 2026 The West is betraying 'liberal values' for a genocidal fascist foreign government. — Anhelina Shamlii, CBS News, 1 June 2026 At the end of the second season, multiple armies were mustering for war over King's Landing as the Targaryen clan just couldn't stop betraying each other long enough to govern. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 12 June 2026 Nonetheless, top venture capitalists feel then need to assure that there won’t be a mass selloff when selling opens, betraying a persistent anxiety beneath the bonanza. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 17 June 2026 Even worse, physician groups betraying the public’s trust out of fear of government retaliation has permanent consequences, especially when the government’s actions have since been deemed unconstitutional. — Kavitha Ranganathan, STAT, 29 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for betraying
  1. crossing
  2. revealing
  3. seducing
  4. displaying
  5. tempting
  6. showing
  7. luring
  8. demonstrating
Verb
  • Prosecutors said the children were then transported to El Paso after crossing the border.
    — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
  • Hopes have risen that crude supplies will improve markedly with the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway that’s key for the world’s oil transport, even though the number of ships crossing the strait is still limited.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
Definition of crossing
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  • During a 2019-20 artist residency with New York City’s Department of Records and Information Services, Weist mined municipal archives for records revealing how city government had defined, supported and monitored past artists.
    — Rhoda Feng, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • The loss of those Xbox employees is in addition to the Xbox 1,600 staffers who will be laid off this week, per Sharma’s memo to staff revealing the changes.
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 6 July 2026
Definition of revealing
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  • The writer thinks that the person seducing the main character is just some flotsam, hardly worth a second look.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 June 2026
  • That means seducing Paris Carver, Elliot's wife and Bond's ex, portrayed by Teri Hatcher.
    — John Russell, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
Definition of seducing
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  • But their loving, attentive mother soon began displaying signs of schizophrenia.
    — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 3 July 2026
  • On July 1, two people were arrested after reaching the top of the iconic New York City building, displaying a banner and appearing to stage a proposal.
    — Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 2 July 2026
Definition of displaying
Verb
  • The Casa Amor women are tasked with tempting the villa men to stray from their existing relationships while they are separated from the villa women for several days.
    — KiMi Robinson, USA Today, 22 June 2026
  • While many dangerous plants are unlikely to appear in a flower garden, there are some weeds that produce beautiful flowers and tempting berries that may look right at home next to your camellias, but are downright deadly.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 22 June 2026
Definition of tempting
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  • The idea was to reflect girlhood through different periods of American history, showing the changes and similarities in books and their accompanying dolls and historically accurate outfits.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • What started as a small barbecue competition with 12 teams has become a 44-year tradition with more than 100 teams showing up and showing out at the Great Lenexa BBQ Battle.
    — Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026
Definition of showing
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  • Next, the instructor tries luring the child back into the pool with a sparkly pink rubber duck, which does the trick.
    — Jonaki Mehta, NPR, 1 July 2026
  • Dill can also act as a trap crop, luring hornworms away from tomatoes.
    — SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 30 June 2026
Definition of luring
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  • Kyiv has also stepped up long-range drone and missile strikes inside Russia, targeting energy, military and logistics infrastructure, demonstrating the progress Ukraine has made in developing domestic strike capabilities.
    — Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 6 July 2026
  • Boston Consulting Group suggests CEO hopefuls start cultivating a social media presence and demonstrating the ability to represent a company at least five years before expecting to take the top job.
    — Rachel Ventresca, Fortune, 5 July 2026
Definition of demonstrating

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