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
Gemma miscarries and Mark finds her in the shower weeping.
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Erik Kain, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Collins miscarried her pregnancy in last week’s episode, and some significant personal things happen to various doctors and nurses later on.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2025
ProPublica previously reported on two such cases in which miscarrying women in Texas died of sepsis after doctors delayed evacuating their uteruses.
—Lizzie Presser, ProPublica, 20 Feb. 2025
The standard of care for miscarrying patients in the second trimester is to offer to empty the uterus, according to leading medical organizations, which can lower the risk of contracting an infection and developing sepsis.
—Lizzie Presser, ProPublica, 20 Feb. 2025
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Erik Kain, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Collins miscarried her pregnancy in last week’s episode, and some significant personal things happen to various doctors and nurses later on.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2025
ProPublica previously reported on two such cases in which miscarrying women in Texas died of sepsis after doctors delayed evacuating their uteruses.
—Lizzie Presser, ProPublica, 20 Feb. 2025
The standard of care for miscarrying patients in the second trimester is to offer to empty the uterus, according to leading medical organizations, which can lower the risk of contracting an infection and developing sepsis.
—Lizzie Presser, ProPublica, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for miscarry
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That effort cost Obama's party control of the U.S. House of Representatives, while Republicans failed in their own bids to repeal the law.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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Even though the measure failed in Bensenville, at least 163 communities around the state have recently enacted local grocery taxes.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2025
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Noisy freight trains crawled through day and night, stalling vehicle and pedestrian traffic at railroad crossings and dictating the pace of life for many residents.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
15 May 2025
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CIOs need to start by assessing the current data friction points—where latency, siloed systems, or access bottlenecks are stalling AI initiatives.—
Sven Oehme,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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About 1,600 people get sick and 260 die each year from listeriosis, according to the CDC.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
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Eight-year-old Alanah Phillips and her 4-year-old brother Zayn Phillips died after Chidester drove her car into a child's party at the private Swan Boat Club on April 20, 2024.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
16 May 2025
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“Miscarry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miscarry. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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