mislaying 1 of 2

as in loss
the act or an instance of not having or being able to find your mislaying of the car keys caused us to be late for work once again

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mislaying

2 of 2

verb

present participle of mislay

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Noun
  • Reports of fake or counterfeit medications include erectile dysfunction medications, weight loss medications, opioids, cancer drugs, Botox, stimulants and HIV therapeutics.
    Robert Glatter, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
  • Their season ended with a 121-110 loss to the Timberwolves, a gentleman’s sweep to bruise their egos, with Curry in a tan sweatsuit.
    Marcus Thompson II, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Verb
  • The Royals played in the Division Series, losing to a Yankees team that itself had come off a mediocre 82-80 season to win the pennant.
    Tim Britton, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Only the 2021 Hawks (15-21 | 26-10), 2023 Lakers (21-27 | 22-12) and 2024 Mavericks (25-27 | 25-5) had losing records against non-losing teams and made the conference finals.
    Zach Harper, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • No Way Home ended with the world forgetting who Spider-Man and Peter Parker were.
    Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Though May 11 — the date Mother’s Day falls on this year — might seem lightyears away, don’t grow too complacent and make the all-too-common mistake of forgetting to secure Mom, or the mother figure in your life, a gift until the very last moment.
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 31 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Stewart went scoreless, missing his only shot attempt, had a rebound, an assist and a block.
    Hunter Patterson, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
  • The search continues for a 29-year-old woman whose car was discovered in a rural county in Oregon after she was reported missing six days ago, authorities said.
    Sam Gillette, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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“Mislaying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mislaying. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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