lost 1 of 2

as in missing
no longer possessed we searched all over the house for the lost keys

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lost

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verb

past tense of lose
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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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Recent Examples of lost
Adjective
But amphibian hunting, and the skills required to facilitate it, is becoming a lost art in many regions. Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2025 The lost revenue is set to benefit other countries — notably Canada and Latin America — as travelers seek out other destinations or decide to stay within their own countries or regions. Monica Pitrelli, CNBC, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
And the more lives will be needlessly lost in the meantime. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2025 An official analysis released on Wednesday now shows the reef lost between a quarter and a third of its hard coral cover across three main regions, according to the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS). Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for lost
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lost
Adjective
  • Milwaukee police are seeking the public's help in locating a critically missing 11-year-old girl.
    Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Like the other mishap, McRae kicked her foot, and her white shoe went missing.
    Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The junior running back missed much of 2024 with injuries, and despite practicing during fall camp, has remained on the sidelines so far.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Cincinnati retook the lead three drives later, though Cleveland had a chance to steal the game late in the fourth quarter but failed after Andre Szmyt missed a 36-yard field goal wide right.
    Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • That dropped to just two teens in that age group in 2024.
    Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
  • And so this was a gift that dropped into my lap.
    Carson Blackwelder, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • When a mother tree is felled, the survival rate of many of its seedlings may be drastically reduced, a process not unlike the reciprocal feedback loop of Yggdrasill, whose deterioration in response to discord in the nine realms spells cosmic collapse.
    Ellen Walker, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025
  • There are also beautifully observed moments toward the end with Dorotea and Riccardo; and a moving reckoning with death when Mariano’s favorite horse, a stallion named Elvis, is felled by illness and the president refuses to end his suffering by having the animal put to sleep.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • According to a criminal complaint, Briceno, whom authorities said is an undocumented immigrant, used a firearm to shoot inside the doorway of the bar and then discarded the firearm, which law enforcement never recovered.
    Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Those with any sign of fungal disease or pest activity should be placed in a plastic bag and discarded.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Those of us who spent a lot of time at our grandma’s house can spot Tupperware containers in two seconds flat.
    Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
  • More of their budgets are spent on health care than what's spent by younger working adults, for example.
    Susan Tompor, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • By reprogramming ordinary cells—like skin fibroblasts—into stem cells, scientists hope to create eggs and sperm from individuals long gone.
    Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • So many firsts, gone, charred to ash, just remnants of an area that once represented Black prosperity and joy.
    Maya Richard-Craven, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Unfair Expectations of Parents Make the Situation Worse That being said, parents’ anxiety that they will be judged for a crying baby is not misplaced.
    Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Her friend agreed, but the dress was somehow misplaced in the years that followed.
    Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025

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“Lost.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lost. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.

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