1
as in absences
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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as in fatalities
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 defeats
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 decreases
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 deprivations
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 devastations
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 losses
Saturday’s defeat at home to Tottenham Hotspur was markedly less depressing than the losses in the previous two games.
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Steve Madeley, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
Recent survey results on job losses have ticked above that percentage in the past year.
—George Petras, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026
At a time when many households are already stretched thin, experts say those losses can mean the difference between building savings and falling deeper into debt.
—Joshua Sidorowicz, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
But the Wings tied for last place in the WNBA, and their 34 losses were twice as many as Bueckers experienced in four seasons combined at UConn.
—Schuyler Dixon, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
Their two losses have each come by one point.
—Kristian Winfield, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2026
Obviously, our two losses were very close games.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026
The Good Jobs First report recommends that all states fully report their losses from data center tax breaks, including how those incentives affect local revenue streams.
—Kevin Hardy, Baltimore Sun, 20 Apr. 2026
Half of the money for wolf conflicts would go toward deterrents; the remainder would compensate ranchers for their losses.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
Steve Madeley, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
Recent survey results on job losses have ticked above that percentage in the past year.
—George Petras, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026
At a time when many households are already stretched thin, experts say those losses can mean the difference between building savings and falling deeper into debt.
—Joshua Sidorowicz, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
But the Wings tied for last place in the WNBA, and their 34 losses were twice as many as Bueckers experienced in four seasons combined at UConn.
—Schuyler Dixon, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
Their two losses have each come by one point.
—Kristian Winfield, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2026
Obviously, our two losses were very close games.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026
The Good Jobs First report recommends that all states fully report their losses from data center tax breaks, including how those incentives affect local revenue streams.
—Kevin Hardy, Baltimore Sun, 20 Apr. 2026
Half of the money for wolf conflicts would go toward deterrents; the remainder would compensate ranchers for their losses.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for losses
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Last year was the deadliest for civilians since 2022, the start of the full-scale war, with more than 2,500 fatalities, up thirty-one per cent from the previous year, despite Moscow’s insistence that the Russian Army does not target civilians.—
Lizzie Johnson,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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One-third of all motorcycle fatalities involve impaired riders.—
Mara H. Gottfried,
Twin Cities,
24 Apr. 2026
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The team had shown signs of regression, not least in heavy defeats to Arsenal, Crystal Palace and Chelsea.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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The back-to-back losses this weekend at Coors Field are the Dodgers’ first consecutive defeats of the season.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
19 Apr. 2026
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Even small decreases in cognitive functioning may be associated with a higher risk of death.—
Doug Brugge,
The Conversation,
22 Apr. 2026
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All 39 have recorded enrollment decreases, based on an analysis by the California Department of Education.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026
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Dyer notes that Cox may well have been confused by the mental and physical trauma of the sinking and the deprivations of five days adrift.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
3 Apr. 2026
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Such terrible deprivations the newcomers to our land must endure while guzzling nips, smoking weed and driving the wrong way on our interstate highways.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
22 Mar. 2026
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But beyond its account of a family in flight, from both the authorities and its own murkier truths, Dangerous, Dirty, Violent and Young interrogates the radicalism of the 1960s and 70s, its unlikely alliances, its political legacies, and its many, many casualties along the way.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Apr. 2026
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Israel’s military said one of its soldiers was killed in battle there Thursday, raising the troop casualties to 17 since the Iran war started.—
Jon Gambrell,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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There have been setbacks along the way.—
Jonathan Bullington,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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But noise, as well as glare, are typically buffered with vegetative landscaping and setbacks, or the distance between the property line and the nearest structure.—
Anna Clark,
ProPublica,
24 Apr. 2026
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Town Manager Peter Souza predicted the town council will reduce that tax increase either through spending reductions or use of fund balance or both.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
27 Apr. 2026
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Even with service reductions, Vista’s parent, American Healthcare Systems, continues to owe property taxes from 2023 and 2024.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Dipping into 2027 draft capital to make a fifth-round selection in a draft that Schneider has repeatedly said lacks depth is a surprising move.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Industrial composting sites—big, regionalized facilities that can churn out large volumes of organic waste—are designed to speed up the composting process using heat, moisture, and carbon control, things that a simple countertop compost container lacks.—
Francesca Krempa,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Losses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/losses. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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