missed out

verb

past tense of miss out, British
as in left (out)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for missed out
  1. excluded
  2. omitted
  3. prohibited
  4. prevented
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  • Trustee Robert Jones renewed his worries that the creation of a subdivision of only the Sacramento and Yolo County portions of the district in April excluded conservative voters in El Dorado County who would likely to vote against the bond measure.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2026
  • Food and drink concessionaires, professional caterers, HOA clubhouses, golf courses, event planners — any purveyor that’s not a public restaurant, food truck, flea market stall or food hall vendor — are also excluded from the roundup.
    — Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 8 July 2026
Definition of excluded
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  • Trump’s budget omitted the request entirely and Duffy responded to the delegation’s letter urging LA Metro to apply for funds under existing programs to meet its needs.
    — Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 1 July 2026
  • In the original English translation of Dolores, the entire third part of the novel is omitted.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 July 2026
Definition of omitted
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  • Items including coolers, folding chairs, frisbees, balls, metal drink containers and aerosol cans — including spray sunscreen — are prohibited.
    — Kyla Guilfoil, NBC news, 5 July 2026
  • Journalists, however, were prohibited from revealing plot points or celebrity cameos.
    — Monica Hesse, Washington Post, 4 July 2026
Definition of prohibited
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  • Only a strong relay throw home by second baseman Miguel Rojas and a successful challenge prevented Hunter Goodman from scoring a go-ahead run.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • But Russian athletes in some sports, most notably track and field, will still likely be prevented from competing because of international sports federations’ policies regarding the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes.
    — Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 7 July 2026
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“Missed out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/missed%20out. Accessed 10 Jul. 2026.

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