lose (some) weight

idiom

: to become less heavy or fat

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The drug is meant to be taken indefinitely, first to help patients lose weight and then to keep it off. Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2024 One practice particularly haunted her: swallowing tapeworm eggs in a bid to lose weight. Alex Barasch, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024 Schneider noted that a recent Gallup poll indicated that 6% of Americans, or 15.4 million people, have used GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide-1) injectables to lose weight. Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 8 Dec. 2024 These drugs can offer the possibility of weight loss assistance for those who have struggled to lose weight in other ways. Paulina Tam, ABC News, 6 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for lose (some) weight 

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