as in disaster
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 loser
Long the lovable losers of the NFL, the Lions are one of only four teams to never make it to a Super Bowl, let alone win one.
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 17 Jan. 2025
Our next option is Sean Couturier, just ahead of a guy who’s used to being the runner-up: five-time Cup Final loser Brian Propp.
—Sean McIndoe, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
Here are the biggest winners and losers in Europe from the surge in the dollar, according to analysts.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2025
Yet, instead of fostering open competition and letting the best solutions reveal themselves or allowing different technologies to serve different customer needs, the tax credit creates winners and losers based on political priorities.
—Veronique De Rugy, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2025
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 17 Jan. 2025
Our next option is Sean Couturier, just ahead of a guy who’s used to being the runner-up: five-time Cup Final loser Brian Propp.
—Sean McIndoe, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
Here are the biggest winners and losers in Europe from the surge in the dollar, according to analysts.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2025
Yet, instead of fostering open competition and letting the best solutions reveal themselves or allowing different technologies to serve different customer needs, the tax credit creates winners and losers based on political priorities.
—Veronique De Rugy, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loser
Noun
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Another would allow for disaster housing to transition into affordable housing.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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Victims can apply for other forms of disaster assistance.—
Solcyré Burga,
TIME,
17 Jan. 2025
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That has received sharp rebuke from California leaders and water experts who point out that Los Angeles’ water supply is flush after two rainy years, and statewide water supply questions have no relationship to municipal water system failures during the Palisades fire.—
Ari Plachta,
Sacramento Bee,
25 Jan. 2025
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Most interpreted that as a failure to engineer a better pass rush through blitzing, something the 49ers rarely did.—
Matt Barrows,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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Söderblom’s bounce-back game ended in disappointment.—
Phil Thompson,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Jan. 2025
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And yet Burns often got the hardest assignments, the ones with big potential rewards but that were more likely to end in disappointment, or at least ambiguity.—
Shane Harris,
The Atlantic,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Loser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loser. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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