lost in the shuffle
idiom
US
: not noticed or given attention because there are many other people or things to consider or deal with
With six older kids, the baby sometimes is/gets lost in the shuffle.
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But what gets lost in the shuffle is this: Some existing technologies work better.
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Tamsin Gable, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
For every teen series that scores a long, celebrated run, there's another that gets lost in the shuffle.
—Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 16 July 2025
Superman is lost in the shuffle, less a hero with agency forced to make hard choices and more of a reactive force, hurtling between one crisis and the next.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
What gets lost in the shuffle is that everyone has different bodies, different activity levels, and different nutritional needs.
—Wired, Wired News, 9 July 2025
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Tamsin Gable, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
For every teen series that scores a long, celebrated run, there's another that gets lost in the shuffle.
—Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 16 July 2025
Superman is lost in the shuffle, less a hero with agency forced to make hard choices and more of a reactive force, hurtling between one crisis and the next.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
What gets lost in the shuffle is that everyone has different bodies, different activity levels, and different nutritional needs.
—Wired, Wired News, 9 July 2025
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“Lost in the shuffle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lost%20in%20the%20shuffle. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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