as in to fail
to go wrong
the scheme to save the stranded dolphins miscarried, and all were lost
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Recent Examples of miscarry
This installment also establishes Jigsaw’s tragic backstory, showing how he was compelled to kill offenders after a violent drug addict caused Jill to miscarry their child.
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Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 10 May 2025
Among them, Frank said, were hundreds of women who had developed fertility issues, had miscarried, or had children with defects.
—Maddy Crowell, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
On an episode of the podcast Second Wind, the former Bachelor, 44, spoke about discovering that his wife had miscarried for the first time.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 25 Mar. 2025
The friend who miscarried three times in a calendar year.
—Ashley Parker, The Atlantic, 2 Apr. 2025
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Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 10 May 2025
Among them, Frank said, were hundreds of women who had developed fertility issues, had miscarried, or had children with defects.
—Maddy Crowell, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
On an episode of the podcast Second Wind, the former Bachelor, 44, spoke about discovering that his wife had miscarried for the first time.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 25 Mar. 2025
The friend who miscarried three times in a calendar year.
—Ashley Parker, The Atlantic, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for miscarry
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Why did selling fail as a strategy every time but once?—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
23 June 2025
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However, failing to disclose such care to the non-custodial parent may still cause relationship strain and mistrust, especially if the child shares information later.—
Sherri Gordon,
Parents,
23 June 2025
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The challenge for Anwar was not only steering a multilateral ship through stormy waters but doing so while ASEAN’s engine showed signs of stalling.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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The commission approved temporary storage sites in Texas in 2021 because nuclear power plants were running out of room and the permanent underground storage facility planned for Nevada’s Yucca Mountain stalled largely due to local opposition.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
19 June 2025
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Missing, however, was the museum’s founder Joseph Randall Shapiro, who died just days earlier at the age of 91. 2011: Ferocious winds spawned tornadoes that hit Downers Grove and Mount Prospect, but warning sirens in the communities remained silent.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2025
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If your team is afraid to disagree, if failure is punished, if new ideas die in PowerPoint—your culture needs rewiring.—
Bill Fischer,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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“Miscarry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miscarry. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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