as in missing
no longer possessed
we searched all over the house for the lost keys
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as in missed
to be unable to find or have at hand
I always lose my keys
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as in dropped
to fail to win, gain, or obtain
if the team loses this game, they're out of the play-offs
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as in fell
to undergo defeat
she really hates to lose at anything, and inevitably throws tantrums when it happens
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as in discarded
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
we told the recent grad to lose the flashy shirts and dress conservatively for the job interview
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as in spent
to use up carelessly
we lost a good hour while he tried to find his keys
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Recent Examples of lost
Edie Kasten, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2026
But the force of his falling body caused the crampon to pop off and become lost.
—Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Mar. 2026
Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 18 Mar. 2026
The players look lost, bereft of confidence and powerless to stop everything from spiralling even further out of control.
—Jay Harris, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
In these high-tech days, letter writing seems to be a lost art relegated to the past.
—Edie Kasten, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2026
But the force of his falling body caused the crampon to pop off and become lost.
—Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Mar. 2026
Verb
Both teams have now lost two consecutive games, which has cooled their jumps into the top six just last week.
—Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 18 Mar. 2026
The players look lost, bereft of confidence and powerless to stop everything from spiralling even further out of control.
—Jay Harris, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lost
Adjective
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Some of Hadi’s friends have had their homes raided; others have been detained, or have gone missing.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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In particular, Griffin wishes to capture the voice of a local woman who, once Jim arrives in this sleepy but sinister community, turns out to have recently gone missing.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
20 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Murray made the game’s first basket, then missed his next 12 shots before fouling out.—
Dan Woike,
New York Times,
15 Mar. 2026
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Linesman Ben O’Quinn fell ill after the first period and missed the rest of the game.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
15 Mar. 2026
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Saturday’s defeat also dropped the Heat from sixth to seventh place in the East, falling percentage points behind the sixth-place Toronto Raptors (37-29).—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
15 Mar. 2026
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Medvedev had dropped his last four meetings against Alcaraz, including a loss in the Indian Wells final in 2024.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Mar. 2026
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Only a shadow of these forests’ old-growth trees remain as their second-growth progeny continue to be felled.—
Evan Mills,
Mercury News,
15 Mar. 2026
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In Greek tragedies, the hero is felled by a fatal flaw.—
Maer Roshan,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Mar. 2026
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The first-stage booster that had been tapped during the original attempts was discarded for a new booster.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 Mar. 2026
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As a result, most of this plastic barrier packaging is discarded to landfills as single-use materials.—
J. Carson Meredith,
The Conversation,
17 Mar. 2026
Verb
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In Yunnan, Hyland spent much of her time around Dali, a once-small mountain town that has cycled through various incarnations through the years.—
Peter Hessler,
New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2026
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For much of the season’s first three months, the 30-year-old Dane spent time flanking Sebastian Aho on the top line or teamed up with second-year forwards Logan Stankoven and Jackson Blake.—
Cory Lavalette,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Room by room, the author takes us through the house, now long gone.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2026
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Retaining Hall, 39, keeps one familiar face from Dart’s rookie year on the offensive side of the building for his second NFL season, with Brian Daboll, Mike Kafka and Shea Tierney all long gone.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
31 Jan. 2026
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However, while some of the immediate blame might be misplaced, Altman confirmed that the underlying threat to traditional employment is grounded in reality.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
12 Mar. 2026
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Tragically, that belief was misplaced.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Lost.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lost. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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