as in missing
no longer possessed
we searched all over the house for the lost keys
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as in missed
to be unable to find or have at hand
I always lose my keys
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as in dropped
to fail to win, gain, or obtain
if the team loses this game, they're out of the play-offs
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as in fell
to undergo defeat
she really hates to lose at anything, and inevitably throws tantrums when it happens
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as in discarded
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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as in spent
to use up carelessly
we lost a good hour while he tried to find his keys
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Recent Examples of lost
Betsy Andrews, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026
This trend will continue, Slok suggested, as long as investors view inflation decreasing as a lost cause.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 18 Feb. 2026
The season is supposed to start May 8 and every game that is missed, revenue would be lost, as would be sponsorships, television money and fan support.
—Doug Feinberg, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
His work includes the maintenance of all 20 trails, data collection, search and rescue of lost hikers, and the culling of animals that threaten Saba's ecosystem, including rats.
—Betsy Andrews, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026
This trend will continue, Slok suggested, as long as investors view inflation decreasing as a lost cause.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
Verb
At the very end of the episode, Liz (Christa Miller) says some choice words about parenting and her son Matthew (Markus Silbiger), who is 25 and has lost his latest job, which led him to first move back in with his parents and then his brother Will (Matt Mitchell).
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 18 Feb. 2026
The season is supposed to start May 8 and every game that is missed, revenue would be lost, as would be sponsorships, television money and fan support.
—Doug Feinberg, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lost
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Days after Guthrie went missing, TMZ was among the first to report on an initial note demanding millions of dollars in Bitcoin for her safe return.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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Owen Lamont, a portfolio manager at Acadian Asset Management and a former University of Chicago finance professor, told Fortune earlier this month that the current picture in markets qualifies as a bubble by three of his four bespoke metrics, with the only missing element being a flood of IPOs.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
20 Feb. 2026
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Dent then missed a three-pointer with one second left, sending the game to overtime.—
Sean Campbell,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2026
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Big man Aidan Cammann tied his career high to lead the Cardinal with 19 points, but missed eight free throws.—
Jeff Faraudo,
Mercury News,
22 Feb. 2026
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In eighth grade, she got dropped on her hip at a tourney in Bennett.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
22 Feb. 2026
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The Pixel 10a uses Corning Gorilla Glass 7i to protect the screen, which resists breakage when dropped up to 1 meter on asphalt.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
22 Feb. 2026
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Cortina Mayor Gianluca Lorenzi received death threats after centuries-old trees were felled to make way for a $131 million bobsledding track.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
9 Feb. 2026
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Afterward, Agnes and I were felled by the kind of hunger that overtakes only those who have exerted themselves in cold weather.—
Boris Fishman,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Feb. 2026
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The plant produces Circulose—a dissolving pulp made from 100 percent discarded cotton textiles—designed to integrate into existing textile supply chains and move circular solutions beyond the pilot phase into sustained industrial production.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
17 Feb. 2026
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Most of the others have been ruled out in connection with the case, after being shown to have been discarded by agents assisting in the search.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Feb. 2026
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Scottish painter Gordon Coutts built villa Dar Marroc in 1924, using his time spent in the bohemian seaside city of Tangier as inspiration for both the design and the ethos of his new Palm Springs home.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Feb. 2026
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Sky and his wife spent the day sharing their thoughts with reporters from CNN and CBS News, the BBC and NBC.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
21 Feb. 2026
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Room by room, the author takes us through the house, now long gone.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2026
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Retaining Hall, 39, keeps one familiar face from Dart’s rookie year on the offensive side of the building for his second NFL season, with Brian Daboll, Mike Kafka and Shea Tierney all long gone.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
31 Jan. 2026
Verb
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However, that hope was often misplaced.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
21 Feb. 2026
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Any optimism the 2,000-point mark inspired also proved to be misplaced.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Lost.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lost. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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