misses out

verb

present tense third-person singular of miss out, British
as in leaves (out)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misses out
  1. excludes
  2. prevents
  3. omits
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  • The final policy excludes therapeutic procedures targeting nerves such as the pudendal nerve and ganglion impar, interventions used for some forms of severe pelvic pain.
    — Antje M. Barreveld, STAT, 23 Oct. 2026
  • That count excludes more than 400 licensed locations on college campuses, in hospitals, and elsewhere.
    — Heather Occhino, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of excludes
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  • Barnes is cold-based, and thus frozen directly onto the bedrock beneath it, which prevents it from sliding.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 24 Oct. 2026
  • This method prevents nitrogen from diluting the exhaust gas, which hinders combustion and keeps the CO₂ concentration relatively low.
    — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of prevents
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  • The articles by Davidson and Craven in this sense exemplify a broader transphobic trend in the UK legacy media that minimizes or omits reference to the suffering of trans people.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The study also omits key context her research has found which shows that approval for political violence shows up on both sides of the spectrum for people with the strongest partisan identities.
    — Lisa Hagen, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of omits
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“Misses out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misses%20out. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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