as in to lose
to be unable to find or have at hand
I'm always mislaying my bus pass
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Recent Examples of mislay
Too, the suspicion that it could not be done again, that the ability to pull it off had been mislaid.
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Joy Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Assistant coach Ryan Jensen, the Fort Morgan native and a Super Bowl champ with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, mislaid his hat before the game and had to borrow someone else’s.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2025
If an item is mislaid, the owner most likely is looking for it and will come back to claim it.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2025
That’s what Manchester City, who rediscovered their mojo having mislaid it for the best part of a year, did.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 27 June 2025
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Joy Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Assistant coach Ryan Jensen, the Fort Morgan native and a Super Bowl champ with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, mislaid his hat before the game and had to borrow someone else’s.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2025
If an item is mislaid, the owner most likely is looking for it and will come back to claim it.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2025
That’s what Manchester City, who rediscovered their mojo having mislaid it for the best part of a year, did.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 27 June 2025
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With three games left, the Nets are losing ground on the Utah Jazz and Sacramento Kings in the race for the best odds, even as individual players keep stacking auditions that matter to their futures, whether that’s in Brooklyn or elsewhere.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2026
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One day after they were pounded 14-2 in this World Series rematch, the Blue Jays extended their losing streak to six games.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Perhaps pitchers and umpires are simply adjusting to the new technology, and by midsummer any early kinks will be forgotten.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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For the best-tasting sandwich, be sure to line both sides of the bun with mayonnaise, and don’t forget a crunchy, cool layer of thick-cut pickles.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Mislay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mislay. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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