as in to fail
to go wrong
their scheme to rob the bank misfired disastrously and landed them all in jail
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Recent Examples of misfire
ArsTechnica, 8 May 2025
If the engine misfired or the burn was not completed, the probes would be left in Earth orbit and given a Cosmos designation.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2025
But strong new LLMs from Google, and misfires from Meta and OpenAI, are shifting the vibe.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Kosmos 482, a Soviet-era spacecraft shrouded in Cold War secrecy, will reenter the Earth's atmosphere in the next few days after misfiring on a journey to Venus more than 50 years ago.
—ArsTechnica, 8 May 2025
If the engine misfired or the burn was not completed, the probes would be left in Earth orbit and given a Cosmos designation.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
Noun
Despite the occasional misfire, the off-the-court stuff is mostly in line with other NBA teams, and sometimes better.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2025
But strong new LLMs from Google, and misfires from Meta and OpenAI, are shifting the vibe.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misfire
Verb
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Earlier this year, after failing to meet its own October deadline for the rebate’s relaunch, the government passed a measure allowing producers to claim expenses accrued in the final months of 2024 and the start of 2025.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
18 May 2025
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Over the years, he’s placed a total of 48 tracks somewhere on the list, meaning nearly all of them have become top 10 smashes, with only a handful failing to rise into that uppermost region.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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And shortly after his debate flop, nearly two-thirds of Democrats said Biden should withdraw from the race.—
Jonathan J. Cooper,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2025
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There is no faster path to a flop era than thinking being a fan favorite is a permanent position.—
Olivia Crandall,
Vulture,
17 May 2025
Verb
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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.—
Declan Gallagher,
EW.com,
10 May 2025
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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
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But so far, fans seem satisfied with the prospect of a MrBeast studio visit, and the fiasco of the past few days is unlikely to put a dent in his massive popularity.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
16 Apr. 2025
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The bottom line: One X user summed up the pronunciation fiasco and local response perfectly.—
Ryan Deto,
Axios,
1 Apr. 2025
Verb
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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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In early April, the Senate passed a resolution that would have thwarted Trump's ability to impose tariffs on Canada, and Republicans narrowly blocked a similar resolution later that month that would have stalled Trump's global tariffs.—
Dan Gooding
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
Noun
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It’s packed with concentrated umami, ready to be diffused into your next sauce, stew, or broth like one of those absurdly potent bath bombs circa 2012.—
Li Goldstein,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
19 May 2025
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During the church service, a Sudanese-government plane dropped bombs nearby.—
Nicolas Niarchos,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
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The two clashed on a deal Bluhdorn had made with ABC to buy more than 100 Paramount movies to air on television, many of which Diller said were duds.—
Samantha Masunaga,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2025
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This was a dud from Boston, something we haven’t quite seen from this franchise in a long time.—
The Athletic NBA Staff,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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BlockFi, Celsius, Voyager, Genesis, once industry’s leaders, imploded in the great 2022-2023 washout, wiping out $25 billion in loans and much of the sector’s credibility.—
Nina Bambysheva,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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As of Wednesday, weekend storms are expected to be hit-or-miss and no single day will be a complete washout, according to the NWS.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Misfire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misfire. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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