Lose
Lose verb - To be unable to find or have at hand.
Think of
Think of verb - To bring back to mind.
Usage example: that postcard from Florida makes me think of all the fun we used to have there as kids
Both terms in one sentence
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Come to think of it, The Nostalgia Critic would lose some of his Pretty Boy appeal if he took off the baseball cap and got a proper suit instead of a seriously rumpled one.
Source: Unkempt Beauty -
If you're facing her, you can't think of a better way to lose a match.
Source: Wrestler in All of Us -
Think of the damage you could do if there was a way to unbolt one from its perch and carry it with you (which can be done in quite a few games, but unfortunately, then they tend to lose that property).
Source: Bottomless Magazines
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Think of or Lose. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/lose/think_of.
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