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miscarrying

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verb

present participle of miscarry

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Recent Examples of miscarrying
Verb
The standard of care for miscarrying patients in the second trimester, for example, is to offer to empty the uterus, which can lower the risk of infection and sepsis, according to leading medical organizations. Cassandra Jaramillo, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026 The standard of care for miscarrying patients in the second trimester, for example, is to offer to empty the uterus, which can lower the risk of infection and sepsis, according to leading medical organizations. Cassandra Jaramillo, ProPublica, 5 Feb. 2026 Kylie noted that the experience of miscarrying her first pregnancy made future pregnancies a challenge for her mentally. Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025 Welch ended up miscarrying shortly before she was scheduled to perform at a festival in Cornwall. Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for miscarrying
Adjective
  • Endometriosis About 25-50% of infertile women have endometriosis, which influences fertility in several ways.
    Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 20 May 2026
  • In the year 2027 (which is somehow just one year from now, please stop, passage of time), Children of Men imagines a world where women have been infertile for years, dooming humanity to a slow extinction.
    Grace Dean, Space.com, 2 May 2026
Verb
  • The Biden administration determined that Southwest had violated the law by failing to help customers who were stranded in airports and hotels, leaving many of them to scramble for other flights.
    CBS News, CBS News, 7 Dec. 2025
  • Duke got the ball first and went for a fourth-and-goal at the 1 after failing to score from the 1 on three previous attempts.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 7 Dec. 2025
Adjective
  • Several cattle grazed in the distance, but the barren land by the road seemed abandoned.
    Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2025
  • Hundreds of booths stand barren behind a chain-link fence, mostly stripped to their skeletal remains and covered in fabric or tarp.
    Denise Chow, NBC news, 3 July 2025
Verb
  • Manchester United The disappointment of 2024-25 was somewhat rectified by a summer spent remodelling a misfiring attack.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 21 May 2026
  • The Celtics did not make a field goal in the final seven minutes of regulation, misfiring on their final 14 attempts.
    Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • This is the starting point of Earth 7, Deb Olin Unferth’s stellar and sweeping science fiction novel that is part cosmic comedy and part dirge to our dying world.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
  • Carriage driver Nurettin Kirbiyik was giving a ride to two passengers when his 16-year-old horse, Deniz, collapsed with shortness of breath before dying in Central Park, according to CBS New York and ABC7NY.
    Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
Verb
  • The discharge petition forced a vote on the Faster Labor Contracts Act, a bill requiring employers to bargain within 10 days of union certification to prevent employers from stalling first-time union contracts.
    Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 9 June 2026
  • However, establishing these crossings has proven difficult, effectively stalling operations at multiple points along the front.
    Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 7 June 2026

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“Miscarrying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miscarrying. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.

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