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.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Nov. 2025 -
However, each conversion step consumes energy, introduces delay, and loses some of the information carried by the original signal.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Nov. 2025
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No one ever forgets the Sedona skyline.—
Roger Naylor,
AZCentral.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Still forgets people’s names at parties.—
JD Barker,
Rolling Stone,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Mislays.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mislays. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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