as in to lose
to be unable to find or have at hand
I'm always mislaying my bus pass
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Recent Examples of mislay
Someone also mislaid their $10,000 Louis Vuitton Horizon 55 Rock Climbing in Chalk Taurillon Monogram Suitcase.
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Zach Wichter, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
This document, mislaid for decades, describes how the compound was made and how Imperial Chemical Industries, where Richardson worked, almost terminated the project because the company was hoping to produce a contraceptive, not a cancer therapy.
—Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2024
If there was a gift table at the wedding, there is always the possibility that one or more of the gifts was mislaid.
—Amy Dickinson, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Sep. 2023
The footage confiscated by the bank was donated in 2010 to the Panamanian Ministry of Culture, and subsequently mislaid; by chance, further reels were found by Gaisseau’s widow in a family friend’s home.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 31 Aug. 2023
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Zach Wichter, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
This document, mislaid for decades, describes how the compound was made and how Imperial Chemical Industries, where Richardson worked, almost terminated the project because the company was hoping to produce a contraceptive, not a cancer therapy.
—Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2024
If there was a gift table at the wedding, there is always the possibility that one or more of the gifts was mislaid.
—Amy Dickinson, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Sep. 2023
The footage confiscated by the bank was donated in 2010 to the Panamanian Ministry of Culture, and subsequently mislaid; by chance, further reels were found by Gaisseau’s widow in a family friend’s home.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 31 Aug. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mislay
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Max Muncy had just hurt his knee and would be out for a month, a 9-14 stretch when the team lost the bulk of what had been a nine-game division lead.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
17 Oct. 2025
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Debate rages on in Pennsylvania as to whether the Eagles offense is too predictable, or simply ineffective after the Eagles lost their second straight game last week, an embarrassing defeat at the hands of the Giants on Thursday Night Football.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
17 Oct. 2025
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Turner hasn’t forgotten the diligence his younger teammate showed throughout what could have been a frustrating period of his career.—
Jay King,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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And the word Spanx made your mind wander a little bit and nobody ever forgot it.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Mislay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mislay. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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