as in to lose
to be unable to find or have at hand
I seem to have misplaced my keys
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Recent Examples of misplace
And given the provision of the Outer Space Treaty of 1967, which explicitly states that no nation can claim sovereignty over any celestial body, investing immense sums to inhabit naturally uninhabitable places such as the moon or Mars seems misplaced.
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James Cramer, Baltimore Sun, 20 Aug. 2025
Question marks over his durability were therefore misplaced.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2025
This confidence was not misplaced.
—Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2025
Your desire may not be gone; it might be misplaced under the weight of life, disconnection, and conditioning.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 5 Aug. 2025
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James Cramer, Baltimore Sun, 20 Aug. 2025
Question marks over his durability were therefore misplaced.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2025
This confidence was not misplaced.
—Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2025
Your desire may not be gone; it might be misplaced under the weight of life, disconnection, and conditioning.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 5 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for misplace
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misplace
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
Verb
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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
Verb
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At least one child in Michigan died of hepatitis B infection that year, who was missed, according to a CDC MMWR report, due to improper documentation.—
Dr. Jade Cobern,
ABC News,
18 Sep. 2025
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The Mets had World Series aspirations when the season started, but are now in danger of missing the postseason altogether.—
Aaliyan Mohammed,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Misplace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misplace. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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