missetting

variants or mis-setting
present participle of misset

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for missetting
Verb
  • The Buffalo Bills followed up an impressive win over the Kansas City Chiefs, their long-time AFC nemesis, with an almost inexplicable flop against the Miami Dolphins in Week 10, losing 30-13 on the road.
    Max Dible, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2025
  • When considering improvement, Berzin suggests focusing on changing the ratio of muscle to fat rather than simply losing weight.
    Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 10 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The epicenter of the hurricane is passing over Cuba at the opposite end of the island to the Caribbean country's capital city of Havana, the BBC noted.
    Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Over the next week, Melissa is passing over some warmer than usual waters in the Caribbean, which has not seen a tropical storm or hurricane yet this season.
    Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • That employee questioned whether the cost of moving equipment from one building to another, possibly misplacing or throwing away equipment in the process, was actually saving Goddard and the federal government money.
    Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Despite posting one of the highest payrolls in all of baseball, the Mets ended up missing the postseason following a 4-0 loss to the Miami Marlins in the last game of the regular season.
    Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2025
  • There was always at least one letter missing from the words Racquet Club on the outside of the building.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025
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“Missetting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/missetting. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.

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