as in disaster
something that has failed
the first movie in the series was good, but all the sequels have been losers
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Recent Examples of loser
Here's what separates winners from losers: Pick one lane and own it completely.
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Aman Rangrass, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Still, that dismal 75% score against malware-hosting URLs makes Avast the loser in this category.
—PC Magazine, 24 June 2025
Detroit Pistons The Motor City is the most recent example of a near-worst to first turnaround, coming from winning just 14 total games last season (losers of 28 straight at one point) to totaling 44 victories and making the playoffs for the first time since 2018-19.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 23 June 2025
All matches were best-of-two, and each player started with five minutes on the clock in the winners’ bracket, three minutes in the losers’ bracket, and both had one-second increments with each move (considered time to move the piece).
—Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 17 June 2025
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Aman Rangrass, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Still, that dismal 75% score against malware-hosting URLs makes Avast the loser in this category.
—PC Magazine, 24 June 2025
Detroit Pistons The Motor City is the most recent example of a near-worst to first turnaround, coming from winning just 14 total games last season (losers of 28 straight at one point) to totaling 44 victories and making the playoffs for the first time since 2018-19.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 23 June 2025
All matches were best-of-two, and each player started with five minutes on the clock in the winners’ bracket, three minutes in the losers’ bracket, and both had one-second increments with each move (considered time to move the piece).
—Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 17 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loser
Noun
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By ordering these strikes, Trump acted without congressional approval and in contradiction to his campaign promise to avoid the kind of disasters experienced in Iraq, Libya, and Afghanistan.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
22 June 2025
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One of the factors that exacerbated the Chernobyl disaster was a design flaw within the nuclear reactor that exploded, Bernstein said, adding that the design is no longer used.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
21 June 2025
Noun
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Both sets of parents would have surely been willing to help with rent and whatever else was needed for the baby’s well-being, but the couple agreed that asking them for money at this age constituted a failure too great to stomach.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 June 2025
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Officials said that the situation at Harvard represents not simply a failure to address specific incidents, but a structural climate that has allowed antisemitism to persist, prompting government intervention to uphold civil rights standards.—
Nick Mordowanec,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
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He was drafted #9 and hasn't been a disappointment, so.... K Kip L. · 1h 4m ago Have fun replacing a 60 point center for 5 million.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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Clark tried to erase the memories of his disappointment at Oakmont with an opening round 6-under 64 on Thursday, putting him tied for second in the early afternoon.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
19 June 2025
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“Loser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loser. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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