as in to leave (out)
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Recent Examples of miss out
Don’t miss out on these Prime Day top sellers
The summer sales event that every bargain-hunter has been waiting for has arrived: Prime Day.
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Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
Rather than basing trades on company fundamentals or earnings outlooks, many investors appear to be reacting to market trends and peer activity — a pattern commonly associated with FOMO, or fear of missing out.
—Spriha Srivastava, CNBC, 10 July 2025
This didn’t particularly work out for Lindros, who never won a Cup and missed out on a decade-plus of living the good life in beautiful Denver.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 9 July 2025
Howe was intent on early movement on targets to avoid missing out on them, but the Brazilian would join Dean Huijsen, Liam Delap and Bryan Mbeumo in choosing against a move to Tyneside already.
—Harry De Cosemo, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
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Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
Rather than basing trades on company fundamentals or earnings outlooks, many investors appear to be reacting to market trends and peer activity — a pattern commonly associated with FOMO, or fear of missing out.
—Spriha Srivastava, CNBC, 10 July 2025
This didn’t particularly work out for Lindros, who never won a Cup and missed out on a decade-plus of living the good life in beautiful Denver.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 9 July 2025
Howe was intent on early movement on targets to avoid missing out on them, but the Brazilian would join Dean Huijsen, Liam Delap and Bryan Mbeumo in choosing against a move to Tyneside already.
—Harry De Cosemo, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for miss out
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The dispute over the Toledo Strip also forced President Andrew Jackson to act to prevent bloodshed and the loss of a political foothold in the swing state of Ohio.—
David Ubben,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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These slim chargers take up very little room in a bag or purse and have folding prongs to prevent scratches.—
Parker Hall,
Wired News,
11 July 2025
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That excludes Tetairoa McMillan, Jayden Higgins, and Kyle Williams from this list.—
Steve Bradshaw,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Thanks to the Senate parliamentarian, who disallowed a clause that excluded foreign students from the count, UChicago’s tax bill will likely be unchanged.—
Clifford Ando,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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Unfortunately, the sections of Douglass’s speech lauding American principles had been omitted.—
Frederic J. Fransen,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 July 2025
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During his last presidency, Trump supported policies to investigate citizenship cases to see if people lied or omitted facts.—
Jolene Almendarez,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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“Miss out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miss%20out. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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