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
Dan Leach
july 3, Literary Hub, 3 July 2025
Our hearts and spirits are broken for the lost and hurting, and for our own loss as well.
—Corina Vanek, AZCentral.com, 3 July 2025
Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Up in Scotland, meanwhile, marbles were lost as Rangers, who played most of the match with 10 men after an early red card for defender Robin Propper, hung on through a goalless battle with Athletic Club.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
But for those who want to leave the ground and feel, if not a little lost then at least a little dizzy, see Olga Tokarczuk’s masterpiece Flights.
—Dan Leach
july 3, Literary Hub, 3 July 2025
Our hearts and spirits are broken for the lost and hurting, and for our own loss as well.
—Corina Vanek, AZCentral.com, 3 July 2025
Verb
The Blue Jays lost the game by 1 run (in extras).
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Up in Scotland, meanwhile, marbles were lost as Rangers, who played most of the match with 10 men after an early red card for defender Robin Propper, hung on through a goalless battle with Athletic Club.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lost
Adjective
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Some of the dead and missing include campers of Camp Mystic — an all-girls, Christian summer camp — grandparents and a family of four.—
Nicholas Rice,
People.com,
6 July 2025
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Police in the Turks and Caicos Islands have discovered the body of a man while searching for a New York man who went missing while vacationing in the Caribbean late last month.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
6 July 2025
Verb
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And when Rose missed from 15 feet, McIlroy finally sealed it.—
Time,
Time,
14 Apr. 2025
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The Dodgers then gift-wrapped an insurance run to the Cubs in the eighth, giving up another score after Conforto missed a fly ball near the left-field line for a leadoff double.—
Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Homes and green spaces have been swallowed up by the HS2 building work, and trees — some of them hundreds of years old — have been felled.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
8 July 2025
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Winds felled two large pine trees in her neighbors’ yards.—
Jordan Smith,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
Verb
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All affected products should be discarded or returned to the place of purchase.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Apr. 2025
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Malone entered his postgame news conference minutes later, crumpled up a copy of the box score and discarded it in the nearest trash can.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
11 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The majority of his career was spent with the Express & Star in the West Midlands.—
Steve Madeley,
The Athletic,
27 Dec. 2024
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By this logic, reducing the time spent on task initiation can increase your overall productivity, with more time spent on actual work rather than task transitioning.—
Daniel Wendt,
Forbes,
27 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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So many firsts, gone, charred to ash, just remnants of an area that once represented Black prosperity and joy.—
Maya Richard-Craven,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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The original pioneers were mostly busy making non-hyperpop or gone: SOPHIE tragically died in 2021; 100 gecs spent years toiling to make their zany stadium-rock second album.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
3 Oct. 2024
Verb
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Erdogan’s confidence in his position at home may be misplaced.—
Gonul Tol,
Foreign Affairs,
21 Mar. 2025
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But Erdogan’s confidence in his position at home may be misplaced.—
Gonul Tol,
Foreign Affairs,
21 Mar. 2025
Verb
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However, New York has faltered a little without their star on the floor.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
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Without him in the lineup, the Knicks offense has faltered a little bit.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Lost.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lost. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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