misses out

present tense third-person singular of miss out, British

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for misses out
Verb
  • The core personal consumption expenditures price index, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, is currently chopping around 3%.
    Sarah Min, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
  • What the discount excludes is deli, meat, beer, wine, liquor and tobacco.
    Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But in some cases, the infrastructure simply prevents students from being able to participate in school in the same way as their peers.
    Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 15 Oct. 2025
  • On the first burn, always let the wax melt evenly across the surface to create a full pool—this prevents tunneling (where unused wax gets left around the edges).
    Michael Stefanov, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Accordingly, the film retains certain elements of the novel, but omits or changes others.
    Andrew McGowan, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
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“Misses out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misses%20out. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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