missed out

verb

past tense of miss out, British
as in left (out)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for missed out
  1. excluded
  2. omitted
  3. prohibited
  4. prevented
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  • Most systems gradually lose efficiency over 15 to 20 years, and routine mechanical breakdowns, corrosion, rust and deferred maintenance are almost always excluded.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 30 July 2026
  • Parents miss work when their child is sick or excluded from school after being exposed.
    — Brian Castrucci, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of excluded
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  • But by that point, the government's own investigation had shown that wasn't true, and the government omitted that inconvenient evidence from its search warrant applications, Comey said.
    — Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 30 July 2026
  • The mine wars were omitted from West Virginia school textbooks, replaced with a patriotic version of the coal industry’s history.
    — Elijah TanAll, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026
Definition of omitted
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  • To be clear, compulsory voting is the opposite of the poll taxes, which are prohibited by the 24th Amendment and that were once used to disenfranchise.
    — Susan Ostermann, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Most state and local regulations use terms such as exotic, noxious, prohibited and restricted instead of invasive.
    — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of prohibited
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  • Investments with a visible before-and-after—money saved, costs cut, a loss prevented—are easier to measure and therefore easier for potential clients to justify.
    — Tyler Hochman, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • That has prevented SpaceX employees and other insiders from selling shares for a period following the IPO.
    — John Ruwitch, NPR, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of prevented
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