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Recent Examples of Synonyms for falling short (of)
missing
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Searches for the missing workers began late Friday after officials deployed unmanned firefighting robots to cool the structure and conducted a safety inspection.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Mar. 2026 -
More questions for Connie and Austin Herbst Gary Herbst went missing in 2013.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
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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 25 Mar. 2026.
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