as in to leave (out)
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Recent Examples of miss out
There was no traditional offseason after the Lakers won the title, and Caruso laments missing out on some of the fun.
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Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2025
The good news for those clubs who look likely to miss out — Bayern Munich and Manchester City were also interested — is that this summer’s attacking-midfielder market remains stocked with enticing options.
—Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 2 June 2025
But this Wi-Fi 6E system misses out on some Wi-Fi 7 features.
—Simon Hill, Wired News, 1 June 2025
Although the role went to Pedro Pascal, Tennant had no hard feelings about missing out on the part.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 24 May 2025
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Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2025
The good news for those clubs who look likely to miss out — Bayern Munich and Manchester City were also interested — is that this summer’s attacking-midfielder market remains stocked with enticing options.
—Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 2 June 2025
But this Wi-Fi 6E system misses out on some Wi-Fi 7 features.
—Simon Hill, Wired News, 1 June 2025
Although the role went to Pedro Pascal, Tennant had no hard feelings about missing out on the part.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 24 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for miss out
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President Trump on Wednesday signed a travel ban on 12 countries, primarily in Africa and the Middle East, resurrecting an effort from his first term to prevent large numbers of immigrants and visitors from entering the United States.—
Hamed Aleaziz,
New York Times,
5 June 2025
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Iran's arch-foe Israel, which sees Tehran's nuclear programme as an existential threat, has repeatedly threatened to bomb the Islamic Republic's nuclear facilities to prevent Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons.—
Parisa Hafezi,
USA Today,
5 June 2025
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The producers made an executive decision to exclude Gantu from the Lilo & Stitch live-action movie.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
27 May 2025
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Raw materials such as gold and copper have been excluded from U.S. tariffs and the industry is pushing for diamonds to also be excluded.—
Charlotte Reed,
CNBC,
27 May 2025
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Vance’s account of this dispute conveniently inflates the evidence of Abrego Garcia’s alleged membership in the MS-13 gang and omits the U.S. government’s responsibility for returning him to El Salvador.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
25 May 2025
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Some Leaders Have Started Eliminating The Pre-Meeting Chit-Chat Executives now use a direct communication approach, which omits all small talk.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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“Miss out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miss%20out. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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