as in to leave (out)
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Recent Examples of miss out
The Leafs missed out on the chance for a sweep after an overtime loss in Game 4 on Saturday.
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Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Wrexham finished in second place in the National League, missing out on the one automatic promotion spot, and lost in the playoff semifinals to Grimsby.
—Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2025
And people never missed out on the print pool notes, so folks were never on their own.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 25 Apr. 2025
But by looking through state budgets and other fiscal reports, the paper’s authors found that at least 10 states are missing out on $100 million per year in tax revenue.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 25 Apr. 2025
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Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Wrexham finished in second place in the National League, missing out on the one automatic promotion spot, and lost in the playoff semifinals to Grimsby.
—Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2025
And people never missed out on the print pool notes, so folks were never on their own.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 25 Apr. 2025
But by looking through state budgets and other fiscal reports, the paper’s authors found that at least 10 states are missing out on $100 million per year in tax revenue.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for miss out
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The late-night host played a series of clips of Trump touting his skills as president, from announcing the Gulf of America to stopping money being sent to Gaza to buy condoms for Hamas and preventing transgender mice to winning golf tournaments.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
30 Apr. 2025
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Magnesium blocks these receptors, which can help relieve or prevent pain.6 Magnesium Deficiencies and Pain Low magnesium levels can lead to muscle cramps and pain.—
Kirstyn Hill, PharmD, MPH,
Health,
30 Apr. 2025
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The track led the list — which excludes sales and streaming data from America and reflects what the rest of the world is consuming — for 19 frames.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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Only four teams — Wolves, Southampton, Manchester United and Ipswich, all in the bottom eight of the table — have a worse record this season excluding penalties.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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Recent citywide crime The number of offenses reported for the most recent two weeks (after omitting the most recent week of available data to control for reporting lags) compared with the number reported for the two weeks before that.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
1 May 2025
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Russian state media has deliberately omitted U.S. President Donald Trump's criticism of its leader from its coverage, according to an independent Russian investigative outlet.—
Mohammed Soliman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Miss out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miss%20out. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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