missed out

past tense of miss out, British

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for missed out
Verb
  • Major opposition candidates were excluded from the race in the lead-up to voting, including former Credit Suisse president Tidjane Thiam and former President Laurent Gbagbo.
    Paige Bruton, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Participants were relatively inactive, which was defined as walking less than 8,000 steps per day, and the study excluded people who already had major illnesses to reduce bias.
    Gina Park, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The father, who requested his name be omitted from PEOPLE's interview, declined to comment.
    Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Instead, its gambit is to inflate the interlude chapters from King’s novel, which trace the town’s cursed history with its resident evil and were omitted from Muschietti’s films.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Betting on college sports remains prohibited.
    Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Pino carried out this change despite a Miami-Dade judge’s order in the couple’s long-running divorce case that prohibited him from disposing of their marital assets, according to her lawyers.
    Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Surveillance teams outside the museum prevented the suspects from setting their vehicle alight but could not prevent their escape on scooters along the banks of the Seine.
    Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Terms of the settlement prevented Cards Against Humanity from disclosing specifics.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Missed out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/missed%20out. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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