lose (some) weight

idiom

: to become less heavy or fat

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The docuseries also explores the implications of so many viewers being willing to watch –– and sometimes laugh at –– people attempting to lose weight. Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025 One recent study conducted by Beavers and her colleagues, for example, found that wearing a weighted vest for seven hours a day for a whole year did not reduce hip bone loss among 150 obese adults actively trying to lose weight. Sarah Garone, Health, 14 Aug. 2025 The people who took fiber supplements were more likely to lose weight than those in the control group, who took the placebo (inactive treatment). Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 14 Aug. 2025 In recent years, a class of drugs known as GLP-1 agonists have become wildly popular for patients seeking to lose weight. Fortesa Latifi, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for lose (some) weight

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“Lose (some) weight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lose%20%28some%29%20weight. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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