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
Sounds to me like the losers are the remaining students and this is why.
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Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2026
Winners and losers are coming into sharper focus as the battle intensifies to retain and attract people.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 8 Apr. 2026
Laptop repairability scores Apple leads the list of laptop repairability losers, largely due to its low disassembly scores.
—Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 7 Apr. 2026
The Columbus Blue Jackets enter the matchup with the Detroit Red Wings as losers of six straight games.
—ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026
But that special quality, that verve, that panache Curry so effortlessly provides to elevate the Warriors from hardworking losers to a playoff team nobody wants to play?
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2026
The ultimate problem is that the government continues to pick winners and losers to the detriment of overall economic growth.
—Wayne Winegarden, Oc Register, 5 Apr. 2026
Our look at winners and losers from the Final Four.
—Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
People who need services are the biggest losers.
—Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026
Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2026
Winners and losers are coming into sharper focus as the battle intensifies to retain and attract people.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 8 Apr. 2026
Laptop repairability scores Apple leads the list of laptop repairability losers, largely due to its low disassembly scores.
—Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 7 Apr. 2026
The Columbus Blue Jackets enter the matchup with the Detroit Red Wings as losers of six straight games.
—ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026
But that special quality, that verve, that panache Curry so effortlessly provides to elevate the Warriors from hardworking losers to a playoff team nobody wants to play?
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2026
The ultimate problem is that the government continues to pick winners and losers to the detriment of overall economic growth.
—Wayne Winegarden, Oc Register, 5 Apr. 2026
Our look at winners and losers from the Final Four.
—Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
People who need services are the biggest losers.
—Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for losers
Noun
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At least 844 people died in what was one of the worst maritime disasters in American history.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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All of these downtowns are traffic disasters.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In addition to reinforcing the fiduciary standards that are already in place for community associations, this will help to establish stronger grounds for claims involving unilateral acts by directors, inadequate reserve planning, inconsistent rules enforcement, or failures in management oversight.—
Evonne Andris,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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The bluntest assessment of Republican failures during this week's elections in Wisconsin came from one of their own.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But there is something so wonderful about being fifty and having your own job and having been through so many disappointments that a situation like this is filtered through different experiences and people—the narrator’s discernment has an incredible clarity.—
Cressida Leyshon,
New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2026
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The New York Mets and Atlanta Braves were two of baseball’s biggest disappointments last year, but there is good reason to believe both will be much improved heading into 2026.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
21 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Shaboozey doesn’t identify as a poli-sci expert but could still acknowledge human-rights catastrophes.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2026
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In 1941, Japan’s Pearl Harbor surprise attack triggered a nearly 2-year chain of American military catastrophes.—
Gil Troy,
New York Daily News,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Losers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/losers. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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