lose touch
idiom
1
: to stop communicating with each other : to no longer know what is happening in each other's lives
They were friends in college, but then they moved to different cities and lost touch.
—often + withShe lost touch with her college roommate after graduation.
2
: to stop knowing what is happening, how certain people feel, etc.
—usually + with
I read the newspaper every morning so that I don't completely lose touch with what's happening in the world.
She seems to have lost touch with reality and thinks that she can have everything she wants.
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After years of sending letters back and forth, the pair eventually lost touch around 2008.
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Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
Those failures widened the cultural gap between audience types and reinforced the sense that the traditional entertainment industry was losing touch with younger consumers.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 19 Dec. 2025
Since the three members of the fake band had not played together in 15 years, Reiner wondered aloud if there was a new film in exploring why the trio might have lost touch.
—Marco Della Cava, USA Today, 15 Dec. 2025
Eventually, Manheim lost touch with Nick around 2018.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 15 Dec. 2025
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Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
Those failures widened the cultural gap between audience types and reinforced the sense that the traditional entertainment industry was losing touch with younger consumers.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 19 Dec. 2025
Since the three members of the fake band had not played together in 15 years, Reiner wondered aloud if there was a new film in exploring why the trio might have lost touch.
—Marco Della Cava, USA Today, 15 Dec. 2025
Eventually, Manheim lost touch with Nick around 2018.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 15 Dec. 2025
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“Lose touch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lose%20touch. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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