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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  • Open models will be excluded from the voluntary pre-release review, at least for now.
    — Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Research found that more than 70% of workers report being socially excluded at work in six months, while 48% report harassment or bullying, and those are big numbers.
    — Jason Walker PsyD, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of excluded
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  • Starting on July 17, about 251 early voters cast ballots that omitted two races for at-large seats on the Jackson County Legislature.
    — Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 7 Aug. 2026
  • But Maryland omitted that requirement, and also allowed builders to double-count certain energy efficiency measures.
    — Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of omitted
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  • The hospital is required to update the list monthly and prohibited from removing someone from the list, whether or not anything in their medical record has changed.
    — O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 7 Aug. 2026
  • However, Canada's border policy at the time prohibited most unvaxxed foreign nationals from entering the country.
    — Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 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
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