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
Steven Fulop, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2026
There’s the short answer to a lost decade.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026
Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2026
Ohio State has since lost at Minnesota and to Maryland and Michigan at home.
—Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for lost
Adjective
The threat of businesses moving or expanding outside of New York would mean fewer jobs, less tax revenue, and billions of dollars in lost investment.
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The stock has lost 10% in the past five trading days.
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Now that these documents are public, there are still 37 pages that remain missing from the database, according to NPR's calculation.—
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His personal belongings, including gold jewelry, also went missing.—
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Guard Skyy Clark, who missed 10 conference games while recovering from a hamstring injury, struggled offensively, missing all five shots from the field.—
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On Saturday, the Hurricanes hardly missed.—
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Check out this charming coffee table, or this leather counter stool that dropped under $350.—
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Lisa Piper stood on her back deck and took video of a terrifying scene that played out on the other side of frozen Union Lake as a funnel cloud formed and then dropped toward the ground Friday.—
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Apartment buildings were felled by air strikes, and smoke billowed from the blasts; the buzz of Israeli drones filled the air.—
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Too many people, particularly those in my age group, have been felled by a cold that morphed into pneumonia, or a UTI that landed them in the hospital, or a simple stumble on a floor mat that resulted in surgery and months of physical therapy.—
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By that time the larvae are long gone, Musah says, and the only remaining insect evidence is the hard shell-like exteriors of the pupae, tools of metamorphosis discarded after the larvae become adult flies.—
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The first-stage booster that had been tapped during the original attempts was discarded for a new booster.—
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Fifth-year senior Latasha Lattimore, who spent her freshman year at Texas, scored a season-high 28 points and eight rebounds for Ole Miss (23-10).—
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So as the secure and stable image Dubai spent so long cultivating crumbles, is a mass exodus imminent?—
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Room by room, the author takes us through the house, now long gone.—
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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.—
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My go-to is this Sun Bum multi-pack, which comes in handy in case one tube gets misplaced or falls out on a ride.—
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Fortunately, our pessimism was misplaced.—
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“Lost.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lost. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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