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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
Austin had won two straight before a 2-0 loss to Texas rival FC Dallas last weekend.
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Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 17 Sep. 2025
Signs of skin aging include a loss of hydration, elasticity, and thickness.
—Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 16 Sep. 2025
This is worth noting because NFL fans noted something unusual happened Monday, one day after the Chiefs’ 20-17 loss to the Eagles.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2025
Wright added 9 receptions for 99 yards and 2 touchdowns as Ole Miss tied its highest point total ever against an SEC opponent while dealing Arkansas one of the most painful home losses of the Coach Sam Pittman era.
—Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2025
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Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 17 Sep. 2025
Signs of skin aging include a loss of hydration, elasticity, and thickness.
—Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 16 Sep. 2025
This is worth noting because NFL fans noted something unusual happened Monday, one day after the Chiefs’ 20-17 loss to the Eagles.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2025
Wright added 9 receptions for 99 yards and 2 touchdowns as Ole Miss tied its highest point total ever against an SEC opponent while dealing Arkansas one of the most painful home losses of the Coach Sam Pittman era.
—Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loss
Noun
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More recently, Minnesota Democrat Rick Nolan returned to the House in the 2012 elections after a 32-year absence.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Per iSpot, the ad over-indexed on brand recognition; subsequent to being exposed to the commercial, 92% of consumers could correctly identify State Farm as the sponsor in the absence of any prompts, a percentage that exceeded the 90-day category average (77%).—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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The most successful so far comes from Tampa, where a circuit court judge in August reaffirmed a statewide injunction pausing DOAH hearings after a Hurricane Milton victim argued the company was violating his rights.—
Mario Ariza,
ProPublica,
15 Sep. 2025
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The motion is still pending, and families of the crash victims urged the court to reject it.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
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Biden and, by extension, Harris will be remembered even and perhaps especially by Democrats as symbolizing disappointment and defeat.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Austin Corbett used stronger terms to describe the mood following the 26-10 defeat.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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The first monthly jobs report released since McEntarfer’s ousting, the June jobs report, which initially reported a gain of 147,000 jobs, has now been revised downward to just 14,000 jobs in the July revision and now an absolute decrease of 13,000 jobs in the August revision.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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This results in a 67% optimization in rack space, a 66% reduction in power consumption, 58% annual OpEx savings, and a 69% decrease in initial investment costs.—
Thomas Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Treating insomnia symptoms could very well soften the negative effects of sleep deprivation on the brain.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
10 Sep. 2025
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Under state law, the lawsuit also brings forward allegations of assault and battery, liberty deprivation/false imprisonment, invasion of privacy and negligent training, supervision and retention.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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The developing cauldron would trap Russian troops with few options beyond surrender or destruction.—
David Kirichenko,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Earth, meanwhile, has so far been unable to bring about its own destruction.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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Trump’s encouragement of Walker was enough to spur him into the race, though Republicans as a whole were hesitant, given Walker’s lack of experience and standing as an unknown quantity among GOP voters.—
Kimberly Ross,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Traditional data lakes can store raw data at scale but lack quality controls, while warehouses enforce structure but struggle with unstructured or fast changing data.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Even so, as the volume of travel increases--Waymo is over 250,000 rides/week--some day there will be a fatality with fault attributable to a robocar.—
Brad Templeton,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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The death was the 24th traffic fatality of the year on city streets.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Loss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loss. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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