Thesaurus results for LOSES IT

loses it

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present tense third-person singular of lose it

as in cracks

to yield to mental or emotional stress She lost it when she was told there would be yet another delay.

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Recent Examples of loses it Garfield stars as Ploughman, a farmer who’s lost his family to the Black Death and then loses it on some tax collectors. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026 The Bot gets a point for guessing in three and loses it again for losing to me. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Continue reading … SHOW STEALER — Blue Angels roar over Seahawks camp and coach absolutely loses it. — FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026

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falls apart

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The series opens with Harrelson decamping with his fictionalized family to McConaughey’s ranch in Austin after the wedding of his oldest daughter, Olive (Highdee Kuan), falls apart.

— Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026
Their roster is so imbalanced and offense so reliant on a select few players that, when any are ineffective, the entire thing falls apart.

— Chandler Rome, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

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