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 public and private markets have decided that infrastructure companies and the top model developers are the AI winners, while software companies are the likely losers, regardless of how strong their businesses may look today.
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Jordan Novet, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2026
Investors are starting to pick AI winners and losers.
—John Kell, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2026
Winning players will be paid $178,000 while losers will receive $103,000.
—Robert Raiola, Sportico.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Stocks of software companies and others seen as potential losers to competitors powered by artificial intelligence also slumped.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
The losers don’t exactly lose out, either.
—Matt Barrows, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
Many people envision salary discussions as adversarial encounters with winners and losers.
—Kwame Christian Esq, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Picking winners and losers, heroes and villains, pathways to success and failure, generates excitement for an event and manufactures a sense of urgency for maximal viewing pleasure.
—Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2026
Matthew Stockman / Getty Images At the world-class level of sports, miniscule differences can separate winners from losers, and gold from silver or bronze.
—Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 26 Jan. 2026
Jordan Novet, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2026
Investors are starting to pick AI winners and losers.
—John Kell, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2026
Winning players will be paid $178,000 while losers will receive $103,000.
—Robert Raiola, Sportico.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Stocks of software companies and others seen as potential losers to competitors powered by artificial intelligence also slumped.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
The losers don’t exactly lose out, either.
—Matt Barrows, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
Many people envision salary discussions as adversarial encounters with winners and losers.
—Kwame Christian Esq, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Picking winners and losers, heroes and villains, pathways to success and failure, generates excitement for an event and manufactures a sense of urgency for maximal viewing pleasure.
—Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2026
Matthew Stockman / Getty Images At the world-class level of sports, miniscule differences can separate winners from losers, and gold from silver or bronze.
—Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 26 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for losers
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency will resume staff cuts that were briefly paused during January’s severe winter storm, according to two FEMA managers, stoking concern across the agency over its ability to address disasters with fewer workers.—
Gabriela Aoun Angueira,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
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But bill supporters say more work needs to be done to protect communities from any more railway disasters.—
James Taylor,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2026
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Republicans argue the region’s frustrations reflect years of structural failures under Cooper’s disaster management system, stretching back to earlier storms.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Feb. 2026
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Earlier cases against Aguilar were dismissed years after his failures to appear.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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This is clear on entry, as the exhibition floor itself is turned into a series of unstable ramps that rise and fall, echoing the references to the promises and disappointments of modern life that permeate the show.—
K. Desbouis,
Artforum,
6 Feb. 2026
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Early exposure to setbacks can help children confront later disappointments without falling apart.—
Russell Shaw,
The Atlantic,
4 Feb. 2026
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However, within resources available, countries can build disaster and health response capabilities to mitigate physical and biological catastrophes.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
18 Jan. 2026
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An observer of catastrophes, come what may.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Losers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/losers. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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