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Recent Examples of Synonyms for failed (at)
missed
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And when Rose missed from 15 feet, McIlroy finally sealed it.—
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14 Apr. 2025 -
The Dodgers then gift-wrapped an insurance run to the Cubs in the eighth, giving up another score after Conforto missed a fly ball near the left-field line for a leadoff double.—
Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Failed (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/failed%20%28at%29. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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