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
This is a twisted travelogue of sorts, each chapter devoted to a circle of hell populated by one group of sports gambling’s myriad losers.
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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
But a lot of the firms that SoftBank invested in were losers from the get-go.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 24 Feb. 2026
A lot of ugly men are just losers.
—Sam Kriss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Software stocks such as Microsoft and CrowdStrike were notable losers during the session, along with cybersecurity stocks and a slate of financial sector names.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2026
Debate is supposed to be a gaudy, brash show, a game of big winners and big losers.
—Talya Zax, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2026
There will be winners and losers in that equation.
—Julie Appleby, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
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
But a lot of the firms that SoftBank invested in were losers from the get-go.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 24 Feb. 2026
A lot of ugly men are just losers.
—Sam Kriss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Software stocks such as Microsoft and CrowdStrike were notable losers during the session, along with cybersecurity stocks and a slate of financial sector names.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2026
Debate is supposed to be a gaudy, brash show, a game of big winners and big losers.
—Talya Zax, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2026
There will be winners and losers in that equation.
—Julie Appleby, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for losers
Noun
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Homeowners are left to mediate a system that was never designed for neighborhood-scale disasters.—
Michelle Edgar,
Daily News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Both nights were disasters, in very different ways.—
Luis Palomares,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Increasingly, the aging building has been experiencing system failures that include the boilers and chillers, electrical infrastructure, plumbing and roof leaks, the City Council was told.—
Lori Weisberg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
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These failures help contribute to the lack of confidence Americans in general have in Democrats’ ability to run things — their governmental competence.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Mercury stationing retrograde can bring disappointments that are informative.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
26 Feb. 2026
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Losing a board game becomes a small, safe rehearsal for larger disappointments later in life.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Parents,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Kennedy has made no bones about his misplaced skepticism of mRNA vaccines, pinging off the proliferating conspiracies around the COVID vaccines — incredible innovations that saved countless lives during one of the worst global catastrophes in recent memory.—
The Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Feb. 2026
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While Scarry’s books present such catastrophes with bright colors and good humor, Gomez undermines this cheer by superimposing on the mural a nearly all-black painting of a desolate tent encampment in front of a home destroyed by the Eaton fire.—
Sharon Mizota,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Losers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/losers. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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