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
For decades, the opening weekend has often defined a movie’s reputation as a winner or loser.
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Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2025
The winner of this game advances to face the winner of the Hawaii and South Carolina game, while the loser heads home.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
To overcome the country’s seemingly intractable political deadlock, Rodríguez advocates institutional reforms that encourage more moderate political behavior and allow losers to exit power peacefully.
—Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
With existing sanctions on Russia and potentially new ones at stake, the eventual outcome of the Trump-Putin summit will create winners and losers in the energy space.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2025
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Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2025
The winner of this game advances to face the winner of the Hawaii and South Carolina game, while the loser heads home.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
To overcome the country’s seemingly intractable political deadlock, Rodríguez advocates institutional reforms that encourage more moderate political behavior and allow losers to exit power peacefully.
—Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
With existing sanctions on Russia and potentially new ones at stake, the eventual outcome of the Trump-Putin summit will create winners and losers in the energy space.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loser
Noun
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The assessment will inform a potential request by Gov. Tony Evers for a presidential disaster declaration, which would unlock federal aid.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Federal and state agencies have said little on whether immigration enforcement would be suspended in a disaster.—
Gabriela Aoun Angueira,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Stock markets in South Korea and Vietnam also plunged on the failure of the summit to reach an agreement.—
Anthony Kuhn,
NPR,
29 Aug. 2025
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The death toll was exacerbated because the levees in New Orleans were breached, a failure blamed afterward on engineering flaws and cost-saving measures by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers when they were built.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
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There are logical reasons for these September disappointments.—
Steven Zeitch,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Aug. 2025
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Newcastle’s response to Isak’s statement suggests as such, and though insiders at the club have felt a degree of sympathy for the player, believing him to have been badly advised, the club went public with its disappointment, and on the attack too.—
Harry De Cosemo,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Loser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loser. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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