miss out

verb

Definition of miss outnext
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as in to leave (out)

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Recent Examples of miss out But many citizens don’t own that innovation and so miss out on its profits. — Sarah Cannon, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026 In 2024, a 10-0 start to the season ended with losses in two of their final three regular-season games to Georgia Tech and Syracuse to miss out on the ACC Championship Game and the College Football Playoff. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2026 Markets like Australia miss out on the mechanical lift entirely, receiving a purely cosmetic styling package. — New Atlas, 9 Oct. 2026 You certainly won't be disappointed with this laptop, so don't miss out on this $200 discount. — Cierra Cowan, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for miss out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for miss out
  1. prevent
  2. exclude
  3. omit
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  • The district also said that Beyer has made additional counseling and support services available to student-athletes and that students and staff undergo annual training intended to prevent harassment.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The administration has avoided publicly announcing these operations to prevent signaling a return to large-scale warfare.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
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  • Quarterly earnings for the company totaled 35 cents per share, excluding certain items, below a FactSet forecast of 42 cents per share.
    — Deena Zaidi,Darla Mercado, CFP®,Fred Imbert, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Police said this is the second-safest year in the subway in the last 15 years, excluding the pandemic.
    — Marcia Kramer, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of exclude
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  • These tallies omit roughly one week of campaign spending in the days before election day.
    — John Lomax V, Houston Chronicle, 9 Nov. 2026
  • The final plan submitted to the commission, however, reportedly omitted those details.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
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“Miss out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miss%20out. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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