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
One scholarly paper found that the typical retiree who claims before 70 loses $182,370 in potential Social Security income.
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Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
Access to the clinics will be limited to anyone who loses coverage as a result of new federal rules for Medicaid eligibility, set to take effect next January.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
Her novel rebukes such thinking and prompts her characters to rebuke it in themselves, though at the last minute, Wood loses her nerve in a way that sheds light on the author’s growth over the past decade.
—Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026
Historically, the party that controls the White House loses seats in Congress during the midterm elections.
—Jack Fink, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
There’s a fair amount at stake if the NFL loses its antitrust exemption, especially if individual teams start to sell their TV rights separately.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 26 Mar. 2026
For starters, the cold-sensing protein loses its natural behavior when it is extracted from cell membranes using standard laboratory detergents.
—Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 25 Mar. 2026
This is the third multibillion-dollar acquisition for Merck over the past year as the company looks to bulk up its portfolio before its best-selling cancer drug Keytruda loses key patent protection in 2028.
—Elsa Ohlen,angelica Peebles, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2026
Increasingly agitated travelers are sacrificing countless hours and missing milestone events as a partial government shutdown spills into its 40th day and the country loses hundreds of airport security employees.
—Holly Yan, CNN Money, 25 Mar. 2026
Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
Access to the clinics will be limited to anyone who loses coverage as a result of new federal rules for Medicaid eligibility, set to take effect next January.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
Her novel rebukes such thinking and prompts her characters to rebuke it in themselves, though at the last minute, Wood loses her nerve in a way that sheds light on the author’s growth over the past decade.
—Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026
Historically, the party that controls the White House loses seats in Congress during the midterm elections.
—Jack Fink, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
There’s a fair amount at stake if the NFL loses its antitrust exemption, especially if individual teams start to sell their TV rights separately.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 26 Mar. 2026
For starters, the cold-sensing protein loses its natural behavior when it is extracted from cell membranes using standard laboratory detergents.
—Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 25 Mar. 2026
This is the third multibillion-dollar acquisition for Merck over the past year as the company looks to bulk up its portfolio before its best-selling cancer drug Keytruda loses key patent protection in 2028.
—Elsa Ohlen,angelica Peebles, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2026
Increasingly agitated travelers are sacrificing countless hours and missing milestone events as a partial government shutdown spills into its 40th day and the country loses hundreds of airport security employees.
—Holly Yan, CNN Money, 25 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for loses
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Since her ordeal Terranova is involved as a volunteer with the American Heart Association and never misses a chance to tell her story in hopes that even one person can be helped.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
25 Mar. 2026
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But Panagiotou argues that this framing misses a deeper layer of strategic importance.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Mar. 2026
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The find helps explain water’s odd behavior and its unusual properties, including the reason ice cubes float and how liquid water expands as its temperature drops below 39 degrees Fahrenheit (four degrees Celsius).—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Mar. 2026
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Once the radiation density drops sufficiently, matter becomes dominant, with the matter density then dominating the cosmic expansion rate.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
27 Mar. 2026
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Support falls somewhat, to 70%, among non-MAGA Republicans.—
Anne Bryson,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Payton’s falls short of Chamberlain Gary Payton II had a chance to equal the feat of one of the game’s greatest players on Friday.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
28 Mar. 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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Marty is self-absorbed, forgetful, doesn’t much like people and spends hours online looking for advice about how to be a handyman.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
28 Mar. 2026
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The first two will be built in Finland while the company spends between $700 million to $1 billion to renovate the shipyards in the ports of Galveston and Port Arthur, Texas.—
Lori Ann LaRocco,
CNBC,
28 Mar. 2026
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But this is also another layer of always-on surveillance that never forgets and never gives you the benefit of the doubt.—
Kim Komando The Kim Komando Show,
FOXNews.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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An adult who constantly misses deadlines, forgets important obligations and feels chronically overwhelmed might be dealing with workplace burnout, a severe anxiety disorder or undiagnosed ADHD.—
Deldhy Nicolás Moya Sánchez,
The Conversation,
16 Mar. 2026
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If the economy falters, political pressure on the president will build.—
Nancy Cook,
Bloomberg,
25 Mar. 2026
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The goal is to complete this as one continuous set, but drop to your knees and/or take breaks if your form falters at any point.—
Jenny McCoy,
Outside,
23 Mar. 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 31 Mar. 2026.
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