lose

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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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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of lose Not all hope of wearing leggings to the office is lost, though. Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 15 Feb. 2025 On the other side of the screen, Ukrainians die, lose territory, see apartment blocks reduced to rubble, consider desertion, and watch the backbone of their western support dissolve. Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 15 Feb. 2025 Back then, Chelsea lost 4-1 rather than 3-0, but most of the same ingredients were there, with Chelsea outfought, outthought and outplayed. Simon Johnson, The Athletic, 15 Feb. 2025 McCauley’s peers across the crypto industry have shared similar sagas about being locked out of the U.S. financial system, losing access to payroll, checking accounts and payment processing. Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 15 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for lose 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lose
Verb
  • Sidney Crosby missed his first hockey game in over two years Friday but also appeared to take a step toward playing in the 4 Nations Face-Off next week.
    Rob Rossi, The Athletic, 8 Feb. 2025
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    Charna Flam, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025
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  • The Jordan boys basketball team stumbled in the second half in dropping its Wright County East Conference opener Jan. 18.
    Tom Schardin, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
  • High-end designer Balenciaga dropped Ye as a partner around October 20, amid the growing backlash.
    Aja Romano, Vox, 7 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Good news for green energy The cost of a utility-scale solar panels has fallen 82% since 2010, according to the the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
    Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2025
  • Miami won the Supporters Shield last season after the best regular season record in MLS history, but the team fell short in the playoffs, losing in the first round to Atlanta United.
    Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 15 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Despite a ticking clock that seemingly guarantees the girl’s senseless death will be discarded as a cold case, Al Saffan is determined to identify the body and uncover the truth.
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 6 Feb. 2025
  • Despite a ticking clock that seemingly guarantees the girl’s senseless death will be discarded as a cold case, Noelle is determined to identify the body and uncover the truth.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2025
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  • The Jaguars spent the last two seasons in Class 3A, losing 39-38 to Marshall in the Section 2AAA semifinals last year.
    Tom Schardin, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Robbin Rae McCulloch is a California native who spent two decades teaching and developing digital media arts programs at various high schools in Oakland and Greater Los Angeles.
    Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 6 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • But that didn’t mean the Justice Department ever forgot about Yardley.
    Peter Zablocki, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Feb. 2025
  • How To Die Alone followed Mel (Rothwell), a broke, fat, Black JFK airport employee who’s never been in love and forgotten how to dream, until an accidental brush with death catapults her on a journey to finally take flight and start living by any means necessary.
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Tesla's dominance in the electric vehicle market continues to falter as the brand reported its fifth consecutive quarterly registration decline.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Steven Livingston, the founding director of the Institute for Data, Democracy & Politics at George Washington University, said Musk’s role shows how American democracy is already faltering.
    ALI SWENSON, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
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  • That rain dumped on soil already saturated from earlier rains and brought concerns that creeks and streams could flood and that trees could topple.
    Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
  • Instead of putting frozen meals or steam-in-bag vegetables straight into the microwave, dump into a ceramic or glass bowl and cover with a silicone microwave cover.
    Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 5 Feb. 2025

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“Lose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lose. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.

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