losing

present participle of lose
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as in dropping
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 losing Progressives have their own theories of why Democrats started losing. David Weigel, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2025 New York made a handful of solid decisions last offseason after losing Juan Soto. Patrick McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025 Already, animators are losing their jobs because it’s now done by AI, and soon, everything can be done perfectly by AI. Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2025 The Chargers have been defenseless in their past three games, losing two of three. Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 20 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for losing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for losing
Verb
  • The Lakers ruled out seven players ahead of their matchup against the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday, with the likes of Vincent, LeBron James, Luka Doncic, Adou Thiero, Jaxson Hayes, Maxi Kleber and Marcus Smart all missing the contest.
    acoloma, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Allison Grodner and Rich Meehan also address what other fan-favorite contests missing from last season might return.
    Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But such is the lightning pace of Mbappe that he might be best placed dropping deeper during build-up before darting in-behind.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • After dropping 43 points against Golden State on Tuesday, Doncic somehow topped it, finishing with 49 points, 11 rebounds, and eight assists and etching his name in the history books for several reasons.
    Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This just makes the upcoming six-game homestand critical for the Wild in not falling too far behind in the Western Conference.
    Joe Smith, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • After the Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the first time since December 2024 last month, experts projected that rates would continue falling—even if ever so slightly.
    Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • For decades, China has used the tactic of dumping excess critical minerals onto the market to drive prices down to force mining companies in the rest of the world out of business to eliminate any competition.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Rasoulof lingers over her wounds for a long time as Najmeh painstakingly removes each metal ball with tweezers, dumping them into a sink drenched in blood.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Brown’s descendants, and their spouses, are responsible for pumping hundreds of millions of dollars into the community and spending countless hours serving on local nonprofit boards.
    Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Oct. 2025
  • The Blackhawks are still spending more time in the defensive zone and less time in the offensive zone compared to other NHL teams.
    Scott Powers, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Their latest controversy comes a day after Bell admitted to forgetting their wedding anniversary on the red carpet.
    Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Oct. 2025
  • To be useful, our memories are dynamic rather than static, which is why forgetting is an active process, a feature and not a bug.
    Big Think, Big Think, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • After faltering in the semifinals of the 2024 WNBA playoffs, Wilson and the Aces capped off a dominant postseason run Friday by sweeping the Phoenix Mercury with a 97-86 win.
    Riley Jones, Footwear News, 11 Oct. 2025
  • History will probably remember this Ravens team for faltering because of injuries, namely to their starting quarterback.
    Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Replacing filters can be costly, and discarding them every few months isn’t environmentally friendly.
    Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The team believes their novel approach may soon provide a roadmap for a fluorine circular economy, where valuable compounds are harvested from waste, instead of simply discarding or burning the materials.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 22 Oct. 2025

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“Losing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/losing. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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