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
Ben Morse, CNN Money, 26 May 2025
But then Betts misfired on a flip to second base, sailing the ball over teammate Tommy Edman’s head to put runners on the corners.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2025
Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 23 May 2025
His signing was more than your typical disappointing misfire.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 16 May 2025
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Verb
The forward scored 20 and snatched eight rebounds in the final quarter while Indiana began misfiring on offense.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 26 May 2025
But then Betts misfired on a flip to second base, sailing the ball over teammate Tommy Edman’s head to put runners on the corners.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2025
Noun
Mission: Impossible 2 The great John Woo of Hard Boiled and Face/Off fame directed this film, the franchise’s first and biggest misfire.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 23 May 2025
His signing was more than your typical disappointing misfire.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misfire
Verb
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La Perla has failed to relaunch in recent years and after German businessman Lars Windhorst’s private equity firm Tennor, then known as Sapinda, took over the company in 2018.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
10 June 2025
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Leaders would be wise to not make overly risky decisions that will fail during an inevitable pull back in btc price.—
Alexander S. Blume,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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But in February, the Paramount+ Trek team suffered a flop with the release of its effort to spin off Michelle Yeoh’s Discovery character Emperor Philippa Georgiou into a streaming film titled Star Trek: Section 31.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
12 June 2025
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This illustrates how brands can turn a flop into a forensic study.—
Jon Stojan,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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But Truman said in late May that prosecutors may use other state laws involving disposing of remains to prosecute women who have miscarried, per DC Now reporting.—
Sophie Clark,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 June 2025
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The boy was the father of a baby Lily had miscarried three weeks prior, Brown said.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 May 2025
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Since the most recent online fiasco, Offset has deactivated his social accounts.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
4 June 2025
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Not only does Israel not have spare luxury jets lying around to fob off on the American president, but the country took nine years to retrofit and launch its own version of Air Force One, and the process was a national fiasco.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
22 May 2025
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While some legislation remains stalled in the House, the GOP's majority in both chambers increases the likelihood of passage.—
Dan Gooding
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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The pandemic highlighted that waiting for complete information often stalls momentum; decisive action—even imperfect—can preserve agility.—
David Meade,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Time has since passed this flavor by, and the explosion of crunchy health elixirs and proper caffeine bombs leaves this relic of the Clinton era in the dust.—
Pete Cottell,
Wired News,
12 June 2025
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Elon Musk escalates feud with Trump: 'Time to drop the really big bomb' Among the other top DOGE employees to follow were Steve Davis, Musk's top lieutenant who oversaw DOGE's day-to-day operations, publicist Katie Miller and DOGE's top attorney James Burnham.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
10 June 2025
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The rule change forced jury member Halle Berry to 86 her opening-night duds thanks to the dramatic train.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
20 May 2025
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Holmes and Ellis interpolate a few songs from other Gilbert and Sullivan operettas, but most are rendered into duds and Pierce’s moments again prove the exception.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
25 Apr. 2025
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Elsewhere, Philadelphia is expecting a rainy morning and New York City will have occasional showers through the afternoon, but a washout is not expected today.—
Kenton Gewecke,
ABC News,
21 May 2025
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Or the man who outlasted a near washout at Augusta to win the 2023 Masters in a runaway.—
Brendan Quinn,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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“Misfire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misfire. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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