as in disasters
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 losers
With the draft completed and free agent signings winding down, here’s a look at the biggest winners and losers from the Raiders’ offseason.
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Sam Warren, New York Times, 6 May 2026
Semifinalists earn 750,000 euros and first round losers get 87,000 euros.
—Samuel Petrequin, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
The Twins split a four-game series with Toronto last weekend but enter a three-game series at Washington on Tuesday as losers of 13 of their past 17 games.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 4 May 2026
Wall Street is now looking for clear AI winners and losers, as opposed to betting the rising tide will lift all boats.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 4 May 2026
The Republican president views the investments as critical for economic security and emblematic of his own dealmaking skills, overturning what had been GOP dogma that government should avoid picking winners and losers.
—ABC News, 2 May 2026
But while growth trends are improving, Apple has been grappling with skyrocketing costs for key components like memory chips and a volatile macro backdrop driven by the war in Iran and advances in AI that have minted stock market winners and losers.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, a little over two-thirds of all players were net losers, functionally transferring their funds directly to the tiny cabal of predictive gurus.
—Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 30 Apr. 2026
Winners get a benefit of the doubt not offered to losers.
—Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Sam Warren, New York Times, 6 May 2026
Semifinalists earn 750,000 euros and first round losers get 87,000 euros.
—Samuel Petrequin, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
The Twins split a four-game series with Toronto last weekend but enter a three-game series at Washington on Tuesday as losers of 13 of their past 17 games.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 4 May 2026
Wall Street is now looking for clear AI winners and losers, as opposed to betting the rising tide will lift all boats.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 4 May 2026
The Republican president views the investments as critical for economic security and emblematic of his own dealmaking skills, overturning what had been GOP dogma that government should avoid picking winners and losers.
—ABC News, 2 May 2026
But while growth trends are improving, Apple has been grappling with skyrocketing costs for key components like memory chips and a volatile macro backdrop driven by the war in Iran and advances in AI that have minted stock market winners and losers.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, a little over two-thirds of all players were net losers, functionally transferring their funds directly to the tiny cabal of predictive gurus.
—Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 30 Apr. 2026
Winners get a benefit of the doubt not offered to losers.
—Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for losers
Noun
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Through skill, sacrifice and professionalism, our first responders have narrowly avoided major disasters, including the recent high-rise fire in Towson that could have ended far worse without rapid response and coordination on scene.—
Nick Stewart,
Baltimore Sun,
9 May 2026
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That could leave states on the hook for millions of dollars to rebuild roads, schools and other infrastructure after tornadoes, floods and other disasters that do not cause enough widespread damage to meet the new criteria for federal assistance.—
Lauren Sommer,
NPR,
7 May 2026
Noun
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Many failures can be offset by a single success, which means this form of investing is likely to result in major innovation.—
Anis Uzzaman,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
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But that Panarin trade doesn’t erase the team’s missteps to that point, like the decision to run it back with Jim Hiller despite last postseason’s failures.—
Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
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That the precise prose of this account, and numerous other anecdotes, is written with the kind of titanic certainty that would sway a jury is expected; what’s surprising, however, is Crenshaw’s candor in revealing her vulnerability and disappointments.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 May 2026
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Breakouts would reinforce the prevailing uptrend, while disappointments could trigger near-term volatility and bring support levels in focus.—
Katie Stockton,
CNBC,
27 Apr. 2026
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California is being hammered with more frequent and devastating catastrophes, and that’s making the entire insurance market riskier and more expensive, exacerbating mistakes made by government and the private sector alike.—
Ben Allen,
Oc Register,
2 May 2026
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What was in the hearts of the humans who diarized catastrophes on the Elbe’s river rocks seven centuries ago—and in 2018?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Losers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/losers. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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