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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lost (to)
Verb
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Of note, the Bengals will also be without starting quarterback Joe Burrow, who went down with an injury last week as well.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025 -
The King went down bow first, disappearing into a 137-foot-deep grave.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Cal Fire’s newest proposal for Jackson, dubbed AMEX, targets nearly 500 acres with a patchwork of small clearcuts and is silent on tree sizes to be felled.—
John P. O’Brien,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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Footage from the 1966 Italian documentary Africa Addio, of a herd of elephants being felled by both ground hunters and sharpshooters in helicopters, is distressing to watch.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Lost (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lost%20%28to%29. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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