as in loses
to be unable to find or have at hand
I'm always mislaying my bus pass
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The deeper the water, the sooner a vehicle loses traction on the road.
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Sweden loses key piece The first half was a sloppy slugfest as both teams tried to use their physicality to assume control.
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There’s a great accidental gag in a cut bit from the original MTV pilot when a deputy pulls up to arrest Knoxville and forgets to put her car in park.
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Each time the price comes back down, Europe forgets what the spike was trying to say.
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“Mislays.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mislays. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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