1
as in misses
to be unable to find or have at hand
I always lose my keys
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2
as in drops
to fail to win, gain, or obtain
if the team loses this game, they're out of the play-offs
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3
as in falls
to undergo defeat
she really hates to lose at anything, and inevitably throws tantrums when it happens
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4
as in discards
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
we told the recent grad to lose the flashy shirts and dress conservatively for the job interview
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5
as in spends
to use up carelessly
we lost a good hour while he tried to find his keys
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Recent Examples of loses
Yet, the feast of fashion and style doesn’t make up for a sparse plot that loses its steam by the third episode.
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 8 May 2026
An antagonist who feels himself a protagonist, Salieri is the main character of the play, and to a great extent, the film, while Mozart functions as the unwitting instrument through which Salieri loses his faith in God.
—Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
However, UTe2 first loses its superconducting state at magnetic fields of roughly 10 Tesla (more than three times stronger than those used in most MRI scanners), only to mysteriously regain zero resistance again under vastly stronger magnetic fields between 40 and 70 Tesla.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 8 May 2026
If your party loses control of Congress, what should be its first priority?
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
When a family loses a loved one, the team fills the box with fingerprints, hair locks and heartbeat strips.
—Laura Berrios, AJC.com, 7 May 2026
These powders usually contain minerals like sodium, potassium and magnesium, which help the body maintain fluid balance — the same minerals the body loses through sweat during exercise or in hot weather.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 7 May 2026
Dana and Harper occasionally feel extraneous, there to fill out the group rather than carry out their own narrative arcs, but the bond between Charlie and Lorcan, and Lorcan’s search for his place in the world, is a solid emotional core the show never loses sight of.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 1 May 2026
Any horse entered into a claiming race can be claimed by another owner before the race, and whether that horse wins, loses or doesn’t finish, that new owner must pay for that horse.
—Neil Greenberg, New York Times, 1 May 2026
Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 8 May 2026
An antagonist who feels himself a protagonist, Salieri is the main character of the play, and to a great extent, the film, while Mozart functions as the unwitting instrument through which Salieri loses his faith in God.
—Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
However, UTe2 first loses its superconducting state at magnetic fields of roughly 10 Tesla (more than three times stronger than those used in most MRI scanners), only to mysteriously regain zero resistance again under vastly stronger magnetic fields between 40 and 70 Tesla.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 8 May 2026
If your party loses control of Congress, what should be its first priority?
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
When a family loses a loved one, the team fills the box with fingerprints, hair locks and heartbeat strips.
—Laura Berrios, AJC.com, 7 May 2026
These powders usually contain minerals like sodium, potassium and magnesium, which help the body maintain fluid balance — the same minerals the body loses through sweat during exercise or in hot weather.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 7 May 2026
Dana and Harper occasionally feel extraneous, there to fill out the group rather than carry out their own narrative arcs, but the bond between Charlie and Lorcan, and Lorcan’s search for his place in the world, is a solid emotional core the show never loses sight of.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 1 May 2026
Any horse entered into a claiming race can be claimed by another owner before the race, and whether that horse wins, loses or doesn’t finish, that new owner must pay for that horse.
—Neil Greenberg, New York Times, 1 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for loses
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But dermatologists say that framing misses the bigger picture.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
6 May 2026
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Levi’s Levi’s never misses with its sales.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
4 May 2026
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The loss snaps Boston’s three-game win streak and drops the club back into sole possession of last place.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
8 May 2026
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If the pressure suddenly drops or rises, the app instantly sends a notification.—
Maryna Holovnova,
New Atlas,
8 May 2026
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Jupiter Jupiter, as darkness falls, will be roughly one-third up from the western horizon to the point directly overhead.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
2 May 2026
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The shoulder season falls between peak travel windows, after ski season winds down and before summer crowds arrive.—
Conor McGill,
CBS News,
2 May 2026
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Try the Storm Chaser, which sends you into a zero-gravity fall, catches you in a funnel, then discards you into a pool below.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Feb. 2026
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At the same time, Gans discards the psychological and spatial logic that gave meaning to the original telling’s dream-like sense of disorientation.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
23 Jan. 2026
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His aversion to seeing the deficit widen further on the back of a bigger military bill highlights a phenomenon observed by historian Niall Ferguson, who has said any great power that spends more on debt servicing than on defense risks ceasing to be a great power.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
2 May 2026
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Apart from these rare public appearances, the young girl spends her days at Lambrook private school.—
Séraphine Roger,
Vanity Fair,
2 May 2026
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There’s always a student — always — who forgets their lunch number for the fifth time this week.—
Mark Glende,
Twin Cities,
1 May 2026
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On the night of a fundraiser at the club, Josh forgets his wallet and Austin and Ashley are tasked with returning it, walking in at the end of a heated argument between Josh and Lindsay — a fight that reaches a violent climax that Ashley films on her phone.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Apr. 2026
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If a birth cohort hits what normally would be their high-earning years just as an economy booms, as the baby boomers did, their lifetime earnings will be far higher than a cohort reaching those ages just as the economy falters or goes into severe recession.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
26 Apr. 2026
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But even if Ohtani falters against the Giants, who rank near the bottom of the league in runs scored per game, that will not be a death knell to his candidacy.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2026
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An oil tanker unloads crude oil at a terminal at the port in Qingdao, in China's eastern Shandong province on March 11, 2026.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
27 Mar. 2026
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After his dreams are all but dashed, Shah unloads on himself.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Loses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loses. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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