as in disasters
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 losers
Since turkeys can’t ask the typical first-date questions to field out the losers, hens have to rely on something else.
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Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 21 Mar. 2025
The fact these losers want to jail Andrew and Tristan Tate for preaching their version of traditional masculinity highlights the fact that these fascist feminists are fragile weaklings incapable of defending their position in the free marketplace of ideas.
—David Catanese, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
That changes the formula with the winners and losers in terms of who will get into the air and survive.
—Ross Pomeroy, Big Think, 20 Mar. 2025
As the federal government and California’s Interscholastic Federation (CIF) clash over who gets to define fairness in school sports, the real losers may be the very students Title IX was meant to protect.
—Francis Mizner, Orange County Register, 19 Mar. 2025
As a result, the contrast between the winners and the losers couldn't be clearer.
—Lindsey Darvin, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
This visualization highlights the changing conference hierarchy and underscores the winners and losers of realignment, selection trends, and performance on the court.
—Giovanni Malloy, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Sharing, cooperating, promise-keeping, and helping—that kind of earnestness is for losers, not leaders.
—Tess Wilkinson-Ryan, TIME, 18 Mar. 2025
Sacramento came in 4-8 in such scenarios and losers of three straight.
—Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 15 Mar. 2025
Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 21 Mar. 2025
The fact these losers want to jail Andrew and Tristan Tate for preaching their version of traditional masculinity highlights the fact that these fascist feminists are fragile weaklings incapable of defending their position in the free marketplace of ideas.
—David Catanese, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
That changes the formula with the winners and losers in terms of who will get into the air and survive.
—Ross Pomeroy, Big Think, 20 Mar. 2025
As the federal government and California’s Interscholastic Federation (CIF) clash over who gets to define fairness in school sports, the real losers may be the very students Title IX was meant to protect.
—Francis Mizner, Orange County Register, 19 Mar. 2025
As a result, the contrast between the winners and the losers couldn't be clearer.
—Lindsey Darvin, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
This visualization highlights the changing conference hierarchy and underscores the winners and losers of realignment, selection trends, and performance on the court.
—Giovanni Malloy, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Sharing, cooperating, promise-keeping, and helping—that kind of earnestness is for losers, not leaders.
—Tess Wilkinson-Ryan, TIME, 18 Mar. 2025
Sacramento came in 4-8 in such scenarios and losers of three straight.
—Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 15 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for losers
Noun
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Heroes protect people and society from accidents, disasters, and villains—criminals who use their Quirks for evil.—
Kevin Sabet,
Newsweek,
24 Mar. 2025
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Severe weather disasters that result in damage of at least $1 billion now average 23 per year and have doubled since the 2010s, according to Bank of America.—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
24 Mar. 2025
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As the fallout from this incident continues, the scandal has revealed significant failures of basic security principles that everyone should be aware of — but that White House cabinet members and government officials should absolutely abide by.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Even minor changes could result in cascading failures across programs.—
Jon Brodkin,
ArsTechnica,
28 Mar. 2025
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The biggest disappointments this season involve Roby Jarventie not getting a recall, but that was due to injury.—
Allan Mitchell,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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Chief among the disappointments was the penalty shootout defeat by League Two Colchester United in 2019-20.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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The ongoing civil war has caused one of the world’s worst humanitarian catastrophes and diplomatic efforts to bring the conflict to an end have failed.—
Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN Money,
10 Apr. 2025
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Those cuts have been felt in the meager US response to the Myanmar quake, according to experts, exposing a void in international relief measures for major catastrophes.—
Rebecca Wright,
CNN Money,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Losers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/losers. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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