missetting

variants or mis-setting
Definition of missettingnext
present participle of misset
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Verb
  • Meanwhile, the public has become critical of the war as gas prices continue to soar and Republicans face losing control of the House in the upcoming November Congressional elections.
    Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 30 May 2026
  • But losing on penalties will still make this moment one of the worst in their career.
    Ben Church, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
Verb
  • On Sunday, May 3, a United Boeing 767-400 coming from Venice, Italy, came into contact with the pole while passing over a major roadway at a very low elevation on its final approach, the carrier confirmed in a statement shared with PEOPLE.
    Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
  • The incident occurred when the plane was passing over the southbound lanes of the New Jersey Turnpike.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 4 May 2026
Verb
  • Jet lag, new environments, distractions, and the like can all lead to misplacing something.
    Benjamin Liong Setiawan, Travel + Leisure, 4 May 2026
  • And misplacing long-term planning over the club’s pressing short-term needs no longer stands up to scrutiny.
    Elias Burke, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Bernice Courtemanche went missing 42 years ago as of Saturday.
    Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 31 May 2026
  • Conducted in partnership with public opinion research firm PerryUndem, the research explored the gap between dominant cultural narratives about Black women and the stories Black women say are missing, distorted, or urgently needed.
    Dominique Fluker, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
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“Missetting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/missetting. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.

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