Thesaurus results for LOST IT

lost it

phrase

past tense of lose it

as in cracked

to yield to mental or emotional stress She lost it when she was told there would be yet another delay.

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Recent Examples of lost it More than a week after the initial storm, many residents in East Chicago, Indiana, who lost power regained it, but then lost it again. — ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026 Some people who lost power after the storm last week got it back, but then lost it again because of the fire. — Lauren Victory, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026 Why are the Heat prioritizing a player who’s obviously lost it? — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2026 The Louisiana State University alum came into the round ahead by two strokes but quickly lost it and went birdie-free for the final 12 holes. — Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 19 July 2026 Nearly all Chinese model providers gained market share on the platform since January, while all US companies lost it. — Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 8 July 2026 My father, who had been flying under fire without complaint, lost it. — Mahsa Alimardani, Time, 6 July 2026 The Red Sox and Nationals turned a regular June game into the biggest baseball brawl of the season after Boston hothead Willson Contreras completely lost it. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026 The notice updated the Statistical Area and Coal Closure categories, revealing considerable churn in county eligibility; 170 counties gained status while 154 lost it, based on unemployment data. — Andrew Leahey, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for lost it

fell apart

Phrase

Yet on a scorching Monday afternoon, Ludlow sat alone at a streetside coffee shop in Eagle Rock, trying to account for how the biggest jazz event in Los Angeles history fell apart.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Fresh off signing a $73 million contract extension with the Astros, Oswalt was facing the New York Mets, a team that tried to trade for him a few weeks prior before talks on a three-way deal that also included the Baltimore Orioles fell apart.

— Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026