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
Stocks of airlines were some of Monday’s sharpest losers.
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Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026
But Funt’s writing about sports gambling’s ‘winners’ is almost as depressing as the look at its losers.
—Literary Hub, 26 Feb. 2026
Ravu were the losers, with Jessica being the biggest loser of all.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Feb. 2026
By the time peach growers, local and state officials and a member of Congress met recently in Yuba City, the winners and losers of the Pacific Coast Production contracts had been mostly sorted.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 26 Feb. 2026
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Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026
But Funt’s writing about sports gambling’s ‘winners’ is almost as depressing as the look at its losers.
—Literary Hub, 26 Feb. 2026
Ravu were the losers, with Jessica being the biggest loser of all.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Feb. 2026
By the time peach growers, local and state officials and a member of Congress met recently in Yuba City, the winners and losers of the Pacific Coast Production contracts had been mostly sorted.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loser
Noun
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Such lack of vision — or ample self-delusion — propelled Americans to disaster in Iraq, even with some competent advisers in the White House.—
Trudy Rubin,
Twin Cities,
6 Mar. 2026
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Leaving Polis off the guest list of a recent governors’ dinner at the White House was the latest slap in the face of many that include rescinded federal grants, a vetoed water bill, rejected disaster fund requests, and the loss of two federal agencies.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Democrats continued to criticize the White House for its failure to provide a clear and consistent rationale for launching the war.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
3 Mar. 2026
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The emergencies included a patient with a life-threatening diabetes complication called diabetic ketoacidosis and a patient going into respiratory failure.—
Kaan Ozcan,
NBC news,
3 Mar. 2026
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But economists expressed disappointment over the government’s limited stimulus.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
5 Mar. 2026
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Planners and floral designers, for example, note that photos produced by AI can often lead to disappointment for their clients.—
Shelby Wax,
Vogue,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Loser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loser. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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