lose ground

phrase

Synonyms of lose groundnext
: to suffer loss or disadvantage : fail to advance or improve

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Starbucks and Nike are losing ground to the likes of Luckin Coffee and Anta Sports. — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026 The accusation tapped into Catholics’ fears over losing ground to evangelicals and could weaken the presidential bid of Bolsonaro, who is evangelical. — ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026 In Asia, South Korea’s Kospi as well as Japan’s Nikkei 225 lost ground. — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026 Marketers continue investing in campaigns that are slowly losing ground because the data reaches them after the platform has changed course. — Matt Jayson, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for lose ground

Word History

First Known Use

1712, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of lose ground was in 1712

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“Lose ground.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lose%20ground. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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