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.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
20 Feb. 2026 -
What might be a pleasant wine on the ground often loses nuance or becomes imbalanced in flight since the low cabin pressure tends to mute aromas.—
Karla Walsh,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Feb. 2026
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But what such a vision forgets is that democracy is not merely the aggregation of preferences.—
Deb Roy,
The Atlantic,
15 Feb. 2026
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Jason’s dessert with the guests threatens to cause more fighting in the galley since Alesia forgets to tell Ben until the very last moment that the captain is supposed to join them.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Mislays.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mislays. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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