misses out

verb

present tense third-person singular of miss out, British
as in leaves (out)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misses out
  1. excludes
  2. prevents
  3. omits
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  • Volume excludes pricing and currency fluctuations to reflect demand more accurately.
    — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
  • However, this is below the rate of inflation, and excludes teacher pensions.
    — Will Barker, TheWeek, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of excludes
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  • Note that having the brace installed prevents a motherboard larger than standard ATX from fitting.
    — Thomas Soderstrom, PC Magazine, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Strapping the bin to something also prevents bears from carrying it away, experts say.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of prevents
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  • The articles by Davidson and Craven in this sense exemplify a broader transphobic trend in the UK legacy media that minimizes or omits reference to the suffering of trans people.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The study also omits key context her research has found which shows that approval for political violence shows up on both sides of the spectrum for people with the strongest partisan identities.
    — Lisa Hagen, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026
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“Misses out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misses%20out. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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