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as in absence
the act or an instance of not having or being able to find
he was upset over the loss of his wedding ring
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as in victim
a person or thing harmed, lost, or destroyed
the platoon was able to accomplish its reconnaissance mission without any losses
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as in defeat
failure to win a contest
we're discouraged by our loss on Friday, but we're training hard for next week's game nevertheless
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as in decrease
the amount by which something is lessened
was determined to stay on the diet until he showed a loss of 10 pounds
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as in deprivation
the state of being robbed of something normally enjoyed
her loss of sleep meant that she would have trouble concentrating at work the next day
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as in destruction
the state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless
the loss of the oil tanker was more significant than the loss of its cargo
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Recent Examples of loss
Jim Harbaugh’s news conference after the Chargers’ 40-17 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday was part postgame recap and part pregame look-ahead.
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Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
The company has suffered a sharp drop in demand for its services, and its losses have ballooned.
—Anna Cooban, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
Shiseido reported an operating loss of 2.7 billion yen in the six months ended June 30, versus a profit of 13.63 billion yen in the same prior-year period.
—Kathryn Hopkins, WWD, 16 Dec. 2024
Such outages are defined as those affecting at least 50,000 homes or businesses, or causing at least a 300-megawatt loss of power.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
The company has suffered a sharp drop in demand for its services, and its losses have ballooned.
—Anna Cooban, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
Shiseido reported an operating loss of 2.7 billion yen in the six months ended June 30, versus a profit of 13.63 billion yen in the same prior-year period.
—Kathryn Hopkins, WWD, 16 Dec. 2024
Such outages are defined as those affecting at least 50,000 homes or businesses, or causing at least a 300-megawatt loss of power.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loss
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Rookie Tristan da Silva, who’s already started 14 games in the absence of Banchero, is bound to take on a larger role, too.Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Dec. 2024
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The Constitution contains provisions that prevent a total government shutdown in the absence of a budget, permitting the country to carry out basic functions such as collecting taxes and paying civil servants.Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024
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All these factors add up to create a particularly toxic mix for both victims of abuse and their abusers.Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 16 Dec. 2024
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Pope Francis offered prayers for the victims while visiting the French Mediterranean island of Corsica on Sunday.Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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The collapse is a major defeat for Republican Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, who had cobbled together a deal to avoid a government shutdown just before the Christmas holiday—only to be undercut at the last minute by the leader of his own party and the world’s richest man.Brian Bennett, TIME, 19 Dec. 2024
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First-year Tulane coach Jon Sumrall doesn’t want to end with three straight defeats, but recognizes the challenge ahead.Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2024
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For instance, the decrease in price and even physical size of core elements like batteries, processing chips and bandwidth have allowed for the creation of devices that provide previously unfathomable experiences.Jon Kirchner, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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After 12 weeks of yoga training, questionnaires from the participants showed decreases in tension anxiety, depression, anger-hostility, fatigue, confusion, and somatization.Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 9 Dec. 2024
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Instead of Brutalism and sensory deprivation, the architecture provides sustenance and enrichment, both spiritual and intellectual.Mayer Rus, Architectural Digest, 5 Dec. 2024
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Hip-hop is the rose that grew from the concrete of poverty and deprivation in the inner city.Marcus Thompson II, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024
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Looting and destruction Roosevelt signed the Antiquities Act after a generation of lobbying by educators and scientists who wanted to protect sites from commercial artifact looting and haphazard collecting by individuals.Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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Among others, the Hazara and Tajik minorities are significantly affected, raising the question of whether the destruction is in part linked to ethnicity.Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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There is a lack of medical supplies, including prosthetics, wheelchairs and essential medications to treat people with injuries that have left them disabled, the press release said.Diaa Ostaz, ABC News, 14 Dec. 2024
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Windows 11 is still an appalling tablet OS with a crippling lack of touch-friendly apps, and the stylus has an irritating input lag that makes scribbling on screen unsatisfactory.Barry Collins, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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Then in October 2024, Guatemala reported the reemergence of the fly and its larvae, with a calf as its first fatality.Geraldine Castro, WIRED, 4 Dec. 2024
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From 2014 to 2023, the intersection of Riverside and Walnut avenues were the site of 32 collisions and one pedestrian fatality, Kevitt said, citing data from the Transportation Injury Mapping System.Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Loss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loss. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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