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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lost (to)
Verb
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Not only were their engagement rings polar opposites, but the manner in which each proposal went down reflected the differences between Diana and Camilla’s relationships with Charles.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
7 Mar. 2026 -
The Longhorns went down in order in their half.—
David Eckert,
Austin American Statesman,
7 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Apartment buildings were felled by air strikes, and smoke billowed from the blasts; the buzz of Israeli drones filled the air.—
Rania Abouzeid,
New Yorker,
5 Mar. 2026
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Too many people, particularly those in my age group, have been felled by a cold that morphed into pneumonia, or a UTI that landed them in the hospital, or a simple stumble on a floor mat that resulted in surgery and months of physical therapy.—
Donna Vickroy,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Lost (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lost%20%28to%29. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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