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Recent Examples of Synonyms for losing (to)
Verb
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Those injury issues bled into his junior year, with the 6-foot running back going down on the first day of fall camp in late July.—
Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 5 Nov. 2025
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The vaccination rates for flu, measles, and tetanus are also going down.—
Verb
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Smith wasn’t thrilled about giving up 81 points.—
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But neither Salt nor Pepa are giving up.—
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“Losing (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/losing%20%28to%29. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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