loses

present tense third-person singular of lose
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to fail to win, gain, or obtain if the team loses this game, they're out of the play-offs

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Recent Examples of loses If your bet loses, a $700 bonus refund will be credited to your account. Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Oct. 2025 Underwater performance inevitably loses some detail compared to traditional in-ear options, but the audio remains steady and coherent – ideal for pacing laps or long sessions where awareness and waterproofing matter more. New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2025 The deeper the water, the sooner a vehicle loses traction on the road. Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 19 Oct. 2025 Though Beetlejuice exists in a macabre wonderland (its practical effects are still marvels), the film never loses its gooey center. Gwen Ihnat, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025 The deeper the water, the sooner a vehicle loses traction on the road. Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Oct. 2025 Then the evil grin loses its enthusiasm, gradually working its way to a toothless pucker. Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2025 The deeper the water, the sooner a vehicle loses traction on the road. Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 4 Oct. 2025 The duo starts getting a little bit more Hollywood with their next feature, Good Time, starring Robert Pattinson, which competes for the Palme d’Or at Cannes — and loses to Ruben Östlund’s The Square. Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for loses
Verb
  • When large and small crowds in large and small towns gather respectfully, even exuberantly, to register their response to the country’s direction, measuring newsworthiness by body count or damage tallies misses the critical story.
    Nancy Gibbs, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
  • That is the Sitake way, the head coach who never misses an opportunity to dance on the field after wins or sing along with his players in the meeting room.
    Christopher Kamrani, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Everything — from the app that pings the cookie drops to the branding strategy that weaponizes nostalgia and novelty — emanates from this Provo facility.
    Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
  • When participation drops among people of color and young people, our electorate becomes less representative—and our government does too.
    Tom Lopach, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • When fear takes over, the price often falls well below its value.
    Steve Booren, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The movement of aid has increased through Israel’s border, but on a scale that Palestinians say falls short of the needs of a destitute populace.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Non-reusable textiles (otherwise known as NRTs) are of particular interest, underscored by ACT UK’s report that the region discards 740,000 metric tons of NRT every year.
    Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Marysol and Alexia take Julia, Lisa, and an unusually dour Adriana, who is moping about her birthday and how society discards women of a certain age.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Next summer, the Star Princess will be the first Sphere-class ship to sail Alaska, where half of Princess’s fleet spends its summers.
    Eve Chen, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Gage also spends significant time reflecting on his childhood in San Diego and opens up about his recent borderline personality diagnosis.
    Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Unfortunately, Bradley forgets a little thing called search history.
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Additional humor comes from a very broad Farmiga, but the series forgets that Barbara exists for long stretches and rarely benefits from her presence.
    Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Writer-director Andrew DeYoung’s Friendship, which cast him as a lonely guy who befriends, alienates, then becomes fixated on a cool neighbor (Paul Rudd), has some great moments but falters midway through due to a predictable plot.
    Judy Berman, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Thiago shines while Fernandes falters Brentford produced one of the standout results of the weekend with a convincing 3-1 victory over Manchester United.
    Abdul Rehman, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Cars pull into the courtyard; someone unloads a television from the back of one of them.
    Jack Lang, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025

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“Loses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loses. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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