miscarrying 1 of 2

present participle of miscarry

miscarrying

2 of 2

adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for miscarrying
Verb
  • The Jays left two runners in scoring position with no outs in the third, failing to push the ball out of the infield to earn a lead.
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • However, the former fifth-round pick faded over his final couple of years in the Windy City, failing to reach 500 yards receiving in either 2022 or 2023.
    Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • When lions and tigers mate in zoos, their liger cubs have suffered heart failure and other health problems (and the males seem uniformly infertile).
    Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 31 July 2025
  • Though one of the world's most expensive cities, Seoul leads the nation in policies to support infertile couples, offers transportation stipends for pregnant women, and provides housing subsidies to new parents.
    Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 July 2025
Verb
  • After misfiring on three consecutive ones to Wilyer Abreu, Brown stormed off the mound and turned his back before catcher Yainer Diaz could throw him a new baseball.
    Chandler Rome, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Your intuition might be misfiring!
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • She was intubated for nearly a week while medical staff at Ascension Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola worked to save her, including repeatedly scrubbing and cleaning out her leg to remove any dying tissue.
    Mollye Barrows, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Mason confirmed that Kirk was shot and taken to a hospital in a private vehicle before dying.
    Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The local Rite Aid was getting ready to shut down, with barren shelves and 75% off all items, while commerce elsewhere in the town of less than 3,000 people wasn’t exactly bustling.
    David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
  • While flying a shuttlecraft, she gets sucked into a wormhole and crashes onto a barren moon.
    Adam B. Vary, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But after Harrell totaled 54 of his 140 passing yards on the drive, offensive coordinator Todd Fitch drew up consecutive handoffs in the redzone, stalling the drive.
    Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Entry-level jobs have also dwindled because of AI agents, and stalling promotions across many agencies looking to do more with less.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Miscarrying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miscarrying. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.

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