as in failing
to go wrong
their scheme to rob the bank misfired disastrously and landed them all in jail
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Recent Examples of misfiring
Key players misfiring Newcastle’s winning goal featured their record signing, Nick Woltemade, heading home a debut goal from a cross by Jacob Murphy.
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Steve Madeley, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Your intuition might be misfiring!
—Usa Today, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2025
In the 1950s, researchers used a primitive electronic sensor to identify the misfiring neurons that give rise to Parkinson’s disease.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 May 2022
Steve Madeley, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Your intuition might be misfiring!
—Usa Today, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2025
In the 1950s, researchers used a primitive electronic sensor to identify the misfiring neurons that give rise to Parkinson’s disease.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 May 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misfiring
Verb
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Most of the charges are for assaulting a federal law enforcement officer or failing to obey a lawful order, the district attorney’s office said in press releases.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025
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Of course, everyone isn't innately open to failing or recovering from setbacks.—
Ashton Jackson,
CNBC,
28 Sep. 2025
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Despite earlier National Hurricane Center predictions of strong winds and heavy rain across the Carolinas next week, most weather models now show the storm slowing or stalling well off the South Carolina coast, Kimball said.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Sep. 2025
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Central was able to drive down to the Keller 15-yard line before stalling, but a 32-yard field goal attempt on the third play of the fourth quarter sailed wide left.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Information that was missing also caught the attention of the experts Joan consulted.—
Shaun McKinnon,
AZCentral.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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But a chunk of the typical campus demographic was missing.—
David Ferrara,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Misfiring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misfiring. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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