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
The deeper the water, the sooner a vehicle loses traction on the road.
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Nc Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
27 June 2026
Sweden loses key piece The first half was a sloppy slugfest as both teams tried to use their physicality to assume control.
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Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 June 2026
But what goes into deciding whether a team wins, draws or loses?
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Eric Zillmer,
Scientific American,
26 June 2026
If your phone switches to SOS mode, loses service or stops receiving calls and texts, contact your carrier right away.
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Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
Bitcoin moves against sterling but sterling also loses purchasing power over time.
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Susie Violet Ward,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
Independent film legend John Cassavetes helmed this gritty crime drama about strip club owner Cosmo Vittelli (Ben Gazzara), who, shortly after making his last gambling debt payment, loses tens of thousands of dollars in a poker game.
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Eric Farwell,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 June 2026
Big Papi loses to David Eckstein, leaves Minnesota, wins a ring with Boston.
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Dp Opinion,
Denver Post,
29 May 2026
When the scandal breaks, Myeong-hwa loses her acting career.
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Kayti Burt,
Time,
29 May 2026
Nc Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
27 June 2026
Sweden loses key piece The first half was a sloppy slugfest as both teams tried to use their physicality to assume control.
—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 June 2026
But what goes into deciding whether a team wins, draws or loses?
—
Eric Zillmer,
Scientific American,
26 June 2026
If your phone switches to SOS mode, loses service or stops receiving calls and texts, contact your carrier right away.
—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
Bitcoin moves against sterling but sterling also loses purchasing power over time.
—
Susie Violet Ward,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
Independent film legend John Cassavetes helmed this gritty crime drama about strip club owner Cosmo Vittelli (Ben Gazzara), who, shortly after making his last gambling debt payment, loses tens of thousands of dollars in a poker game.
—
Eric Farwell,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 June 2026
Big Papi loses to David Eckstein, leaves Minnesota, wins a ring with Boston.
—
Dp Opinion,
Denver Post,
29 May 2026
When the scandal breaks, Myeong-hwa loses her acting career.
—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
29 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for loses
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Memorizing where relationships happen in every country misses the point.
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Yet that misses the gentle buzz of excitement when Secrets visited.
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The meeting where energy drops when a certain person walks in.
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Part thriller, part horror experience and part interactive film, Unhinged drops players into the middle of a Category 5 hurricane bearing down on South Carolina.
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Men leaders can pay attention to and be mindful of who in the workplace may be playing more of an emotional support role that falls outside their job description.
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Royal Week falls ahead of Prince Harry's upcoming trip to the United Kingdom.
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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.
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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.
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Spoilers Ahead Kara is introduced as a reckless party animal, who spends her time seeking out planets orbiting red suns, to weaken her superpowered metabolism and become intoxicated.
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BestReviews spends thousands of hours researching, analyzing and testing products to recommend the best picks for most consumers.
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There’s a great accidental gag in a cut bit from the original MTV pilot when a deputy pulls up to arrest Knoxville and forgets to put her car in park.
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Each time the price comes back down, Europe forgets what the spike was trying to say.
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And once performance falters, customers are likely to lose faith in your brand.
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Conquerors and autocrats may win the immediate battle by bullying their subjects into submission, but their empires inevitably crumble the moment their iron grip falters.
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Pickle Robot's system unloads boxes from trailers or containers.
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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.
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“Loses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loses. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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