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
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  1. fails
  2. dies
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  • Overrun with puzzling plot points, several cameos and a bloated supporting cast, the series fails to stick the landing.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 2 Oct. 2026
  • However, net job creation fails to account for the need to replace retiring workers, Sigelman says.
    — Itzel Franco, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of fails
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  • The armed immigration agent then shoots Melanie in response, and his partner subsequently dies.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2026
  • And then imagine what happened when early August came and then Elvis (Presley) dies.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of dies

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“Miscarries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miscarries. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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