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
Paul Flahive, Austin American Statesman, 29 Jan. 2026
In the end, the siblings say the airport cut Hugh a check for the lost items, but the traveler learned a valuable lesson from the comments on TikTok.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
Paula Wethington, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
Cooper Horn furnished 10 points for Atkins (7-12, 3-6), which lost its fourth game in a row.
—Erick Taylor, Arkansas Online, 22 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
The plaintiffs want the lost money to be recovered.
—Paul Flahive, Austin American Statesman, 29 Jan. 2026
In the end, the siblings say the airport cut Hugh a check for the lost items, but the traveler learned a valuable lesson from the comments on TikTok.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
Verb
The Kent County Sheriff's Office said the driver, a 79-year-old Grattan Township man, lost control of the vehicle and struck a tree.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
Cooper Horn furnished 10 points for Atkins (7-12, 3-6), which lost its fourth game in a row.
—Erick Taylor, Arkansas Online, 22 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lost
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One of Charlotte’s renewable energy plants in being sued by the family of a man who fell to his death because of loose and missing guardrails, according to a lawsuit filed by his family.—
Julia Coin,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Jan. 2026
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Then, after the various men, all potential investors in Bram’s business venture, and their sons assemble, Ginny, Bram’s assistant, goes missing.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Collins missed at the other end, and Denver’s Bruce Brown hit a pair of free throws to extend the advantage to 13 points.—
Oc Register,
Oc Register,
31 Jan. 2026
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George had surgery in July on his left knee after he was injured during a workout and missed the first 12 games of this season.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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Saturday's loss dropped the Red Wolves into a 10th-place tie with Louisiana-Lafayette in the Sun Belt standings.—
Michael Harley,
Arkansas Online,
1 Feb. 2026
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On December 11th, Binance dropped its fees for certain crypto trades if they were conducted in USD1.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
31 Jan. 2026
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After a flurry of punches that would have felled a lesser team and coach, the Owls are still standing.—
Ken Sugiura,
AJC.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Antoine’s trees were eventually felled after the plantation changed hands multiple times after the death of enslaver Roman.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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Authority is exercised through existing institutions rather than against them; legality is reinterpreted rather than discarded; emergency powers are normalized rather than declared.—
Alejandro Reyes,
Washington Post,
3 Feb. 2026
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So are discarded fishing nets and all sorts of mesh that can stop a drone from hitting its target.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
1 Feb. 2026
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Beijing has spent decades growing its trade ties and bankrolling projects in the region, to boost transportation links and cut energy costs – cementing its own influence along the way.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
31 Jan. 2026
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The massive installation was created by German artist Benjamin Klapper, who spent more than a month assembling the sculpture in a bid to break a Guinness World Record.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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Her impulse control is practically gone.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
PEOPLE,
21 Jan. 2026
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Clouds have evaporated into practically nothing and are expected to stay gone.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
14 Jan. 2026
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But that trust was misplaced, Stifter said.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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That concern is understandable, but it's also generally misplaced.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Lost.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lost. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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