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Recent Examples of Synonyms for failed (at)
missed
Verb
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Instead, multiple Chiefs missed a chance at a pick, and the Jaguars scored a touchdown after given the unlikely reprieve.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
7 Oct. 2025 -
However, Brodin and Spurgeon have missed 52 and 82 games respectively over the last two years because of various injuries.—
Harman Dayal,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Failed (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/failed%20%28at%29. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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