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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
Young lost three turnovers against the Jaguars and had a fourth — a pick six by Andrew Wingard — negated by a defensive holding penalty.
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Joseph Person, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Forgoing proper spacing is tempting in the spring when small seedlings look lost in a garden bed.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 2025
The deeper the water, the sooner a vehicle loses traction on the road.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Poland lost some 6 million people in the war that would ensue the following year, behind only the Soviet Union, China and Nazi Germany, and the highest of any nation by percentage of population.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
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Joseph Person, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Forgoing proper spacing is tempting in the spring when small seedlings look lost in a garden bed.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 2025
The deeper the water, the sooner a vehicle loses traction on the road.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Poland lost some 6 million people in the war that would ensue the following year, behind only the Soviet Union, China and Nazi Germany, and the highest of any nation by percentage of population.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lose
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Of course, sadly missing from the grand reunion that was The Grand Finale was the late Maggie Smith, who played Robert’s mother, Violet.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
11 Sep. 2025
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An older inmate with a history of hypertension and cognitive decline went unmonitored for months, missing standard screenings that could have caught deteriorating health.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The video, released Thursday night, showed a person running across a rooftop of the building from which the fatal round was fired before climbing down and dropping to the ground.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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The researchers found that shelter canines were more active at night and showed higher stress hormone levels shortly after intake, but their activity and stress levels dropped over time—especially after adoption.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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New residential property prices fell year-on-year during August in 65 out of 70 cities surveyed by the NBS, data also showed.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
15 Sep. 2025
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Penske’s complaint argues that practice isn’t a fair exchange and has caused significant financial harm, with the company’s affiliate revenue falling by more than a third (as a result of Google’s AI Overviews co-opting traffic that might have otherwise gone to Penske outlets).—
Andy Meek,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Remove steak from marinade, discarding the jalapeno slices.—
Elizabeth Nelson,
Southern Living,
14 Sep. 2025
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After taking the necessary photos, consumers should discard the fridge according to local and state regulations.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Ford dropped it from the Explorer’s retail lineup, but continues to offer it in police vehicles, which benefit from its ability to power AC and other accessories without running the engine when parked, as patrol vehicles often spend lots of time doing.—
Mark Phelan,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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California’s legal fight to get those funds back–which hadn’t been spent–will take months if not years to resolve.—
Alan Ohnsman,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Neither will forget what Harbaugh did late in the blowout, when going for two points after a touchdown instead of kicking a PAT to signal everything was A-OK between the two.—
Jay Paris,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Don’t forget meds, food, clean ID tags, and anything else your dog might need on the trip.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Francis was leading from a place of unification and camaraderie where all of these boys, Stebbins included, don’t want to see each other falter and don’t want to see each other die.—
Leia Mendoza,
Variety,
13 Sep. 2025
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Deals collapse when communication falters.—
Allen Buchanan,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
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The last is dumping iron dust into the Southern Ocean to provoke phytoplankton blooms that would suck heat-trapping carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, a move that set off a backlash when an American entrepreneur tried it off Canada in 2012.—
Alec Luhn,
Scientific American,
11 Sep. 2025
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For years, the expanse of dirt and weeds had served as a convenient location for locals to dump trash.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Lose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lose. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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