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
The ability to create and absorb failure has always been a key resource in an industry whose losers historically outnumber its winners.
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Peter Bart, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
But Drew Baldridge counters the idea that nice guys are losers.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2025
Here’s a list of the winners and losers from contested races in Tuesday’s voting and the margins between them, based on unofficial results posted Tuesday.
—The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
But there are plenty of losers.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2025
Following a damaging price war, Beijing’s new five-year plan signaled the government will reduce EV subsidies and instead let the market decide winners and losers in the sector, the China-Global South Project wrote.
—Semafor Events, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2025
But Nebraska portrays those losers in South Succotash as real people.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2025
The losers in this round are Toby and our not-so-perfect Tom, who struggles the entire episode, which is strange for a man who is that good-looking.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
And this time, unlike last year with the Steelers, his team walked away losers.
—Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
Peter Bart, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
But Drew Baldridge counters the idea that nice guys are losers.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2025
Here’s a list of the winners and losers from contested races in Tuesday’s voting and the margins between them, based on unofficial results posted Tuesday.
—The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
But there are plenty of losers.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2025
Following a damaging price war, Beijing’s new five-year plan signaled the government will reduce EV subsidies and instead let the market decide winners and losers in the sector, the China-Global South Project wrote.
—Semafor Events, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2025
But Nebraska portrays those losers in South Succotash as real people.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2025
The losers in this round are Toby and our not-so-perfect Tom, who struggles the entire episode, which is strange for a man who is that good-looking.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
And this time, unlike last year with the Steelers, his team walked away losers.
—Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for losers
Noun
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Excluding disasters, sudden surges of this magnitude in requests for food or any other need are rare at 211s, and can signal both public worry and need, as happened in the first weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Matthew W. Kreuter,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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But Kalmaegi also collapsed flood-control infrastructure in the province that was ostensibly meant to protect citizens in such disasters.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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Thinking globally and acting locally means electing people of vision, not people who couldn't find their way out of a paper bag without a lobbyist lighting their way under the table, or down the wrong path where for-profit companies rule and teachers are scapegoated for society's failures.—
SHELLEY SMITH SPECIAL TO THE DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE,
Arkansas Online,
10 Jan. 2026
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Despite multiple ongoing investigations, survivors say officials still lack answers about why response failures disproportionately affected west Altadena.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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The Chiefs have suffered some injuries at corner in past seasons, so there’s still time to get some use with Fulton, but for now this stands one of the season’s top disappointments.—
Sam McDowell
November 7,
Kansas City Star,
7 Nov. 2025
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There’s often a focus on resilience, or the the ability to bounce back from disappointments and challenges, especially during times of transition or change.—
Ana Homayoun,
CNBC,
27 Oct. 2025
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An observer of catastrophes, come what may.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
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Across their nearly 100-year football rivalry, USC and Notre Dame have only paused their annual matchup for global catastrophes like World War II and the Covid-19 pandemic.—
Austin Turner,
CBS News,
22 Dec. 2025
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“Losers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/losers. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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