1
as in missing
to be unable to find or have at hand
I always lose my keys
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2
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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3
as in falling
to undergo defeat
she really hates to lose at anything, and inevitably throws tantrums when it happens
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4
as in dumping
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 spending
to use up carelessly
we lost a good hour while he tried to find his keys
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Recent Examples of losing
Responding to those posts, Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia rebuked the notion of losing ever as an acceptable means of future success.
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026
Lee Morris, who served for eight years as a Republican before losing to Barrett in 2022, is running this year as a Democrat.
—Cassidy Alexander, AJC.com, 7 Mar. 2026
This change results in more daylight in the evening, less in the morning and most people losing an hour of sleep.
—Cooper Worth, Des Moines Register, 7 Mar. 2026
Washington comes into the matchup against New Orleans after losing seven straight games.
—ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026
Lee Morris, who served for eight years as a Republican before losing to Barrett in 2022, is running this year as a Democrat.
—Cassidy Alexander, AJC.com, 7 Mar. 2026
This change results in more daylight in the evening, less in the morning and most people losing an hour of sleep.
—Cooper Worth, Des Moines Register, 7 Mar. 2026
Washington comes into the matchup against New Orleans after losing seven straight games.
—ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for losing
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The Cecil County Sheriff's Office is searching for the person responsible for speeding by a school bus on the right-hand side, narrowly missing two children who were getting on.—
Ashley Paul,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2026
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The youthful sounds of laughter and enthusiastic conversation were missing.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
7 Mar. 2026
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The Mean Green struggled late in the season, dropping their last two games.—
Brett Vito Mar 13,
Dallas Morning News,
14 Mar. 2026
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The Showtime content was integrated into the top subscription tier, Paramount+ Showtime, which was recently rebranded as Paramount Premium, dropping the Showtime name.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
13 Mar. 2026
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Last week, the Washington State Department of Health halted the recreational and commercial harvest of clams, oysters and mussels in Drayton Harbor after receiving multiple reports of people falling ill after consuming raw shellfish from the area.—
Jasmine Mendez
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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In the meantime, racecourse attendances remain below pre-pandemic levels and the industry’s costs are rising, while betting revenue is falling.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2026
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For decades the Fayetteville production site of Chemours, a DuPont spinoff, has been dumping GenX into the river.—
Patrick Sisson,
Scientific American,
9 Mar. 2026
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The Dolphins reached an agreement with Willis a few hours after dumping Tagovailoa — who later agreed to a one-year deal with the Atlanta Falcons — and incurring a record $99 million hit on their salary cap.—
Schuyler Dixon,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2026
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Carmen Mejia, who was declared innocent after spending more than 20 years behind bars for a wrongful conviction in a child's death in Texas, faces deportation to her native Honduras because her immigration status lapsed while she was incarcerated, her attorneys said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Mar. 2026
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At the time, several regional experts told me that top security and political figures inside the Iraqi Shiite militias and the Houthis were limiting their use of technology, using burner phones and spending minimal time online to prevent Israel from tracking them.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
12 Mar. 2026
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Considering its pop culture reputation, you would be forgiven for forgetting that Baywatch was cancelled by NBC after its first season.—
Kathleen Perricone,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Mar. 2026
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After forgetting to kiss at the altar, the couple rectified the error on the Buckingham Palace balcony in front of 600,000 onlookers.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
9 Mar. 2026
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Tatum’s injury was supposed to be a big reason the conference was so wide-open, along with the Indiana Pacers faltering because of Tyrese Haliburton’s own Achilles injury.—
Zach Harper,
New York Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Now, as the conflict has shown signs of widening to other countries, including Lebanon and Bahrain, traditional safe-haven assets are showing signs of faltering.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
6 Mar. 2026
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Ina recommends discarding the majority of the stalks.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Mar. 2026
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Gameplay varies but the premise involves discarding and picking up tiles to create matching or sequenced sets.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Losing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/losing. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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