as in failing
to go wrong
the scheme to save the stranded dolphins miscarried, and all were lost
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Recent Examples of miscarrying
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
Adjective
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
Verb
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The defense missed a few key stops, failing to protect a two-touchdown lead in the fourth quarter.—
Zach Berman,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Harrington's sump pump had malfunctioned, failing to push rising waters back outside.—
Tamia Fowlkes,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Scientists have created human eggs containing genes from adult skin cells, a step that someday could help women who are infertile or gay couples have babies with their own genes but would also raise difficult ethical, social and legal issues.—
Rob Stein,
NPR,
30 Sep. 2025
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The contraceptive is formulated for rats and mice, so other animals would have to eat very large amounts to be rendered infertile, and even then, the effect would be reversible, according to Wisdom Good Works founder Loretta Mayer, who spoke at a recent webinar hosted by the Chicago Bird Alliance.—
Nara Schoenberg,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Key players misfiring Newcastle’s winning goal featured their record signing, Nick Woltemade, heading home a debut goal from a cross by Jacob Murphy.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Your intuition might be misfiring!—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
7 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The thriller series was left on a cliffhanger, with President Rayburn (Michael McKean) dying at the end of season two.—
Abid Rahman,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Oct. 2025
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Women who miss their first screening appointment for breast cancer could have a 40% higher long-term risk of dying from the disease, according to a new study.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The Giants have Logan Webb and Robbie Ray as their 1-2 punch, but the starting pitching is barren behind them.—
Drew VonScio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Oct. 2025
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Piazzale Angelo Moratti will no longer appear like a vast docking station for a bleeping spaceship on a barren planet, serviced only by rickety trams and a purple metro line.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Diggs did play in the game and made a crucial defensive play late in the second half, reading a Packers screen in the red zone and forcing Green Bay behind the sticks, stalling its momentum.—
Cole Sullivan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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That doesn’t mean the technology is stalling because automakers will continue to roll out advanced driver-assistance technology on more and more vehicles.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Miscarrying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miscarrying. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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