as in disasters
something that has failed
the first movie in the series was good, but all the sequels have been losers
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Recent Examples of losers
The full order for picks 19-32 will be decided by playoff results — teams eliminated in the wild-card round will be placed into slots 19-24; divisional-round losers will hold picks 25-28, and so on.
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The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2026
Dominic Tierney is an expert on losers—in the best possible way.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 10 Jan. 2026
Winners govern, and losers complain on social media.
—Paul Miller, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
SoftBank and Tokyo Electron were among the biggest losers in Japan.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2026
The city should master its ability at handling its own municipal budget problems rather than pick private-sector winners and losers.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 7 Jan. 2026
The Gators faced a new challenge from the Bulldogs, losers of 12 of the past 13 meetings entering Tuesday.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2026
The ability to create and absorb failure has always been a key resource in an industry whose losers historically outnumber its winners.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
Here’s a list of the winners and losers from contested races in Tuesday’s voting and the margins between them, based on unofficial results posted Tuesday.
—The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for losers
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The Packers had seen their season end in two of the last three postseasons in part because of special teams disasters, and Saturday night was no different.—
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Overall, the nation suffered a staggering 23 separate weather and climate disasters in 2025, each of which cost over $1 billion in damages.—
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Thinking globally and acting locally means electing people of vision, not people who couldn't find their way out of a paper bag without a lobbyist lighting their way under the table, or down the wrong path where for-profit companies rule and teachers are scapegoated for society's failures.—
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Despite multiple ongoing investigations, survivors say officials still lack answers about why response failures disproportionately affected west Altadena.—
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Advertisement Books provide us with refuge from disappointments and heartbreak and loss.—
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Yes, rookie draftees got playing opportunities but none was a standout, and the top two picks were closer to disappointments than successes.—
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An observer of catastrophes, come what may.—
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Across their nearly 100-year football rivalry, USC and Notre Dame have only paused their annual matchup for global catastrophes like World War II and the Covid-19 pandemic.—
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“Losers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/losers. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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