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
Someone also mislaid their $10,000 Louis Vuitton Horizon 55 Rock Climbing in Chalk Taurillon Monogram Suitcase.
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Zach Wichter, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
This document, mislaid for decades, describes how the compound was made and how Imperial Chemical Industries, where Richardson worked, almost terminated the project because the company was hoping to produce a contraceptive, not a cancer therapy.
—Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2024
If there was a gift table at the wedding, there is always the possibility that one or more of the gifts was mislaid.
—Amy Dickinson, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Sep. 2023
The footage confiscated by the bank was donated in 2010 to the Panamanian Ministry of Culture, and subsequently mislaid; by chance, further reels were found by Gaisseau’s widow in a family friend’s home.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 31 Aug. 2023
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Zach Wichter, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
This document, mislaid for decades, describes how the compound was made and how Imperial Chemical Industries, where Richardson worked, almost terminated the project because the company was hoping to produce a contraceptive, not a cancer therapy.
—Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2024
If there was a gift table at the wedding, there is always the possibility that one or more of the gifts was mislaid.
—Amy Dickinson, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Sep. 2023
The footage confiscated by the bank was donated in 2010 to the Panamanian Ministry of Culture, and subsequently mislaid; by chance, further reels were found by Gaisseau’s widow in a family friend’s home.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 31 Aug. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mislay
Verb
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Many journalists don’t want to lose access and are subject to coercion and intimidation that can influence their reporting.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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One side will win, and one side will lose.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Neither will forget what Harbaugh did late in the blowout, when going for two points after a touchdown instead of kicking a PAT to signal everything was A-OK between the two.—
Jay Paris,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Don’t forget meds, food, clean ID tags, and anything else your dog might need on the trip.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Mislay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mislay. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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