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Recent Examples of Synonyms for falling short (of)
missing
Verb
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Outside of Clark, the Fever are missing plenty of other players.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Sep. 2025 -
It also was marked by Harrison Butker missing another field goal and a PAT — albeit one made more challenging by Hunt’s unsportsmanlike conduct penalty.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Falling short (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/falling%20short%20%28of%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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