Getting to and Lose

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Lose is an antonym for getting to in topics: touch, bother, arrive, baffle, catch.

Lose verb - To be unable to find or have at hand.

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Getting to is an antonym for lose.

Nearby Words: loser, losing

To make matters worse, although you can continue if you lose all your lives, continuing means not getting to see a good ending.

Source: Nintendo Hard / Shoot'em Ups
The reverse: Gladstone's luck seems to be ensuring his victory, but in the end, it turns out the first prize isn't desirable after all, so he actually loses, and Donald wins at least by getting to see him lose.

Source: Second Place Is for Winners
Dinosaur Jr.. have a song with the Non-Appearing Title "Lose" - the title does fit the tone of the lyrics, but it's probably also a nod to Lou Barlow getting to Step Up to the Microphone, since "Lose" is a homophone for "Lou's".

Source: Pun Based Title / Music

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