misplace

verb

ˌmis-ˈplās How to pronounce misplace (audio)
Definition of misplacenext
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 The Case That This Is Nothing One argument on the other side is that alarm over the new buyback program is misplaced because the operations are too small to matter. — James Broughel, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026 The fear, said Wang, is misplaced since Francesca Hong is not ethnically Chinese. — D.l. Davis, jsonline.com, 22 Aug. 2026 Instead, try to understand that your mother’s accusation may come from frustration with herself at having misplaced the papers. — Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 21 Aug. 2026 If misplaced, students can still ride the bus and may request a replacement card for $15. — Alysia Burgio, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for misplace
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misplace
  1. lose
  2. forget
  3. miss
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  • Black employees were more likely than others named on the list to have lost their jobs and still be unemployed, the Post found.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Beyond that frequency, the optical signal can lose intensity and become less useful for reliable data transmission.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of lose
Verb
  • Would Azriel, the third and final bad-boy faerie of the Night Court’s royal family, end up with Elain, the unhappy and often forgotten youngest sister of the Night Court’s High Lady, Feyre?
    — Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Don’t forget that many of the prewar family-size apartments all over the Upper West Side were chopped up into multiple units during the Great Depression, too.
    — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of forget
Verb
  • Evans missed all of this week’s practice with a triceps injury.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Martin’s view Major international sporting events are welcome in East Africa, however, there is a piece missing.
    — Martin K.N Siele, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of miss

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