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as in to drop
to fail to win, gain, or obtain
if the team loses this game, they're out of the play-offs
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as in to fall
to undergo defeat
she really hates to lose at anything, and inevitably throws tantrums when it happens
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as in to discard
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
we told the recent grad to lose the flashy shirts and dress conservatively for the job interview
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as in to spend
to use up carelessly
we lost a good hour while he tried to find his keys
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Recent Examples of lose
The former vice president, who lost to Trump in the November election, will give her most extensive public remarks since leaving office during the keynote at the San Francisco gala, according to a person familiar with the program.
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Cnn.com, Mercury News, 28 Apr. 2025
The Panthers lost to the Battlehawks, 32-27. 2025 UFL PLAYOFFS: SCHEDULE, PLAYOFF PICTURE, DATES, TIME, TV
Samson Nacua played at the FBS level in college for Utah and BYU.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2025
This is the inevitable tension of adaptation: There is something lost by this latest translation.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Also, he was lost during his voyage and ended up in a chain of islands.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 28 Apr. 2025
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Cnn.com, Mercury News, 28 Apr. 2025
The Panthers lost to the Battlehawks, 32-27. 2025 UFL PLAYOFFS: SCHEDULE, PLAYOFF PICTURE, DATES, TIME, TV
Samson Nacua played at the FBS level in college for Utah and BYU.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2025
This is the inevitable tension of adaptation: There is something lost by this latest translation.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Also, he was lost during his voyage and ended up in a chain of islands.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lose
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Don’t miss a glass of wine at Screwtop Wine Bar, pint of beer at The Board Room, or craft cocktail at SALT.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
3 May 2025
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Many condo associations missed the first deadline to comply with the law in December.—
Greg Allen,
NPR,
3 May 2025
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Skeptics have countered that dropping routine crash data will blunt an early-warning system and that broad confidentiality requests could wall off crucial context when something goes wrong.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
2 May 2025
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Individual contracts can be selected prior to dropping into a match, and are the game’s primary form of long-term progression, allowing for permanent upgrades that make each run a little more meaningful.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
2 May 2025
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Rising bond yields Yields on 10-year Treasury bonds typically fall – and their prices rise - as investors flee stocks for the safe haven of Treasuries during economic slowdowns.—
Paul Davidson,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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The basic premise of DeSantis’s primary candidacy—that Republicans wanted Trumpism without Trump—fell apart once the former president started hoovering up media attention and gained a wide lead in the polls.—
Drew Nelles,
Time,
28 Apr. 2025
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Check your kitchen for these foods, and discard or return them.—
Jenna Anderson,
Health,
2 May 2025
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They are urged to discard them or return them to their place of purchase.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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And four years later, their collection of groups spent $42 million to unsuccessfully keep Trump from becoming the nominee for a third time.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
2 May 2025
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At Alpha School, students spend just two hours a day in class, guided by an Artificial Intelligence (AI) tutor.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
2 May 2025
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Just don’t forget to include a personalized card with your cash gift of any amount!—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
29 Apr. 2025
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Despite the riveting plot, the author teases to PEOPLE that her main character is going to be the aspect of the novel that readers aren’t likely to forget.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Musk’s comments about his time allotment come just hours after a group of eight Democratic state treasurers wrote to the chair of Tesla’s board about the company’s faltering performance.—
Miranda Nazzaro,
The Hill,
22 Apr. 2025
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There were days their hitters faltered, their starters struggled, their relievers were unreliable.—
Marc Topkin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Apr. 2025
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Bob Baffert had horse racing's problems dumped on his reputation.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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Chelsea’s players were understandably deflated after Sunday’s 8-2 aggregate hammering by Barcelona, which dumped them out of the Champions League semi-finals.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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“Lose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lose. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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