misfires 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of misfire
as in fails
to go wrong their scheme to rob the bank misfired disastrously and landed them all in jail

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misfires

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noun

plural of misfire
as in bombs

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Recent Examples of misfires
Verb
Ackman’s misfires, though, have been offset by some prescient investments in the face of black swan events like the subprime mortgage crisis and COVID, cementing his reputation as one of the shrewdest and most daring risk-takers on Wall Street. — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 20 July 2026 But the Raiders organization is rife with quarterback misfires in its recent history. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026 Sig Sauer faces a class action suit over claims that its P320 pistol misfires. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2026 And research into why the brain misfires. — Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2026 That optimism may be a bit misguided, considering the history of emerging sports league misfires. — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 18 Mar. 2026 The brain misfires on what feels charged or taboo. — Peter White, Deadline, 24 Feb. 2026 As Wiener, the show’s curator, walks me through, her narration inevitably turns into a litany of the artist’s almosts, misfires, and losses. — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 4 Feb. 2026 There were issues with intake manifold leaks, exhaust manifold cracking, coolant leaks, engine misfires due to corrosion, and water in the spark plug holes. — John Paul, The Providence Journal, 9 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misfires
  1. fails
  2. bombs
  3. stalls
  4. flops
  5. miscarries
  6. failures
  7. misses
  8. duds
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  • Then assume that 30–60% of that capital fails to earn SpaceX’s cost of capital.
    — Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • Nonproliferation experts have raised concerns that the deal fails to include guardrails to prevent enrichment of uranium to weapons-grade levels.
    — Aamer Madhani, Fortune, 23 July 2026
Definition of fails
Noun
  • But Trump on Tuesday talking with journalists in the Oval Office acknowledged the possibility Iran may have moved centrifuges there, potentially at a depth that would challenge even the most-powerful bombs in America’s arsenal.
    — Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 24 July 2026
  • It is described as an add-on kit suitable for bombs from 2 to 20 pounds.
    — David Hambling, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of bombs
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  • Not stalls the standard 12-by-12 feet of other ranches but 14 feet square to give horses more room to move around naturally.
    — Nielsen Dinwoodie, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
  • This process stalls improvements for years.
    — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 16 Mar. 2026
Definition of stalls
Noun
  • His play was a welcome change after his recent major-tournament flops.
    — Chris Branch, New York Times, 17 July 2026
  • Flip-flops are a summer no-brainer, but strappy sandals feel a touch more intentional and dressier.
    — Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 16 July 2026
Definition of flops
Verb
  • Just after a third pregnancy also miscarries, Aje meets a young woman named Mayra in a hospital waiting room and the two get talking.
    — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Definition of miscarries
Noun
  • Inadequate data management is projected to cause 60% of AI project failures, with autonomous agents posing even greater risks as errors can spread rapidly.
    — Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • The Dolphins’ failures to defend the run come in large part due to the then-trio of rookie defensive tackles – Kenneth Grant, Jordan Phillips and Zeek Biggers – that the team relied upon heavily.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026
Definition of failures
Verb
  • He's not been shy about slamming the year-after-year misses in inflation and blaming [Jerome] Powell and company.
    — Steve Liesman, CNBC, 22 July 2026
  • Without real business context, a model meant to support a strategy, sales play or proposition direction may produce something that sounds confidently credible, but still misses what matters.
    — Danny Philamond, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of misses
Noun
  • Last year was marked by an era of Hollywood belt-tightening, after some gigantic box office duds and some production moving out of Los Angeles.
    — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2026
  • Getty Images Friday’s MLB best home run bets were duds, as Munetaka Murakami and Bryce Eldridge failed to hit homers.
    — Josh Shepardson, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
Definition of duds

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