miscarries

verb

present tense third-person singular of miscarry
as in fails
to go wrong the scheme to save the stranded dolphins miscarried, and all were lost

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Recent Examples of miscarries 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for miscarries
  1. fails
  2. dies
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  • My memory fails me, what happened in the postseason last season?
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026
  • When an individual is sued by a debt collector and fails to appear, the individual loses the option to negotiate.
    — Elliot Raphaelson, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of fails
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  • When Kelekele Lituka, a wrestler who became world champion in 1974, dies in 2021, he’s buried with little fanfare.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Hong long ago deleted the post, for obvious reasons, but nothing on the internet ever really dies.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of dies

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“Miscarries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miscarries. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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