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as in absence
the act or an instance of not having or being able to find
he was upset over the loss of his wedding ring
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2
as in victim
a person or thing harmed, lost, or destroyed
the platoon was able to accomplish its reconnaissance mission without any losses
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as in defeat
failure to win a contest
we're discouraged by our loss on Friday, but we're training hard for next week's game nevertheless
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as in decrease
the amount by which something is lessened
was determined to stay on the diet until he showed a loss of 10 pounds
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as in deprivation
the state of being robbed of something normally enjoyed
her loss of sleep meant that she would have trouble concentrating at work the next day
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as in destruction
the state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless
the loss of the oil tanker was more significant than the loss of its cargo
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Recent Examples of loss
The loss of a single cat is the loss of a pet; the loss of forty is something else entirely.
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Rebecca Van Laer
september 30, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025
Combined with the impact of the 2023 strikes and Covid, the contraction of the industry has caused thousands of job losses, even at tech giants like Amazon and Google.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
That was the most lopsided loss since losing 67-0 to Oklahoma in … 1907.
—David Ubben, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
The looming job losses at a time only 36% of hospitals in metropolitan Port-au-Prince remain open amid attacks against health facilities by armed groups, and as donor support to help with the country’s humanitarian crisis continues to fall short.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
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Rebecca Van Laer
september 30, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025
Combined with the impact of the 2023 strikes and Covid, the contraction of the industry has caused thousands of job losses, even at tech giants like Amazon and Google.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
That was the most lopsided loss since losing 67-0 to Oklahoma in … 1907.
—David Ubben, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
The looming job losses at a time only 36% of hospitals in metropolitan Port-au-Prince remain open amid attacks against health facilities by armed groups, and as donor support to help with the country’s humanitarian crisis continues to fall short.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loss
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North Korea has made significant advances in its nuclear and ballistic missile programs in the absence of talks.—
Stella Kim,
NBC news,
26 Sep. 2025
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To the contrary, the absence of dissent was the danger.—
Elizabeth Shackelford,
Twin Cities,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Indonesia’s National Agency for Disaster Management said in a statement that 77 victims were taken to hospitals for treatment.—
Britt Clennett,
ABC News,
30 Sep. 2025
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To Dan Gilleon, who represented many of Fischer’s victims in civil court, those cases are evidence of how much higher the true public costs of litigation against the county are.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025
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His commanding position could mark a significant shift in city politics, especially considering the primary defeat of Cuomo and the presence of high-profile opponents such as incumbent Mayor Eric Adams and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa.—
Deputy News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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Despite its enormity, the Peasants’ War and its bloody defeat have been forgotten in recent years.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Sep. 2025
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Trends observed include increases in hot extremes and extreme single-day precipitation events, declines in cold extremes, regional shifts in annual precipitation, warming of the Earth's oceans, a decrease in ocean pH, rising sea levels, and an increase in wildfire severity.—
Connor Giffin,
Louisville Courier Journal,
25 Sep. 2025
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But as Idzik elaborated on Thursday, the decrease in play is a product of situational football — and far from a result of Renfrow’s play.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Sep. 2025
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Two years after founding Huffington Post, Huffington collapsed from exhaustion and sleep deprivation.—
Eric Rosenbaum,
CNBC,
30 Sep. 2025
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Sensory deprivation training has become increasingly common over the past decade, particularly when Steph Curry popularized practicing with strobe goggles to disrupt his vision.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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The Wildcats hold a 10-8 edge over the Horned Frogs in their all-time series, including a 41-3 destruction of TCU in 2023 at Manhattan in the teams’ last meeting.—
Jim Barnes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Sep. 2025
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Cyrus — who married Hemsworth, 35, the following month after the destruction, before later separating in August 2019 — was left to grieve the many memories that were lost.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
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As the clock ticks, the lack of urgency in the nation's capital to keep the government's lights on stands in stark contrast to the consequences a shutdown may have for many Americans.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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Stoner says that reductions in STI services at the state and local levels, as well as social and economic conditions such as poverty and lack of health insurance, have likely contributed to rising rates of syphilis, which in turn led to increasing rates of congenital syphilis.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
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Donell Harvin, a homeland security and public health emergency expert at Georgetown University, told CNN on Sunday that the attacker may have conducted pre-operational surveillance and come up with a plan that maximizes fatalities and damage.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
29 Sep. 2025
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Most stowaways result in fatalities, with the Federal Aviation Administration estimating more than 76% end in deaths.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Loss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loss. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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