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
Unfair Expectations of Parents Make the Situation Worse That being said, parents’ anxiety that they will be judged for a crying baby is not misplaced.
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Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 2 Sep. 2025
Her friend agreed, but the dress was somehow misplaced in the years that followed.
—Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Learn From Mistakes Even the best writers misplace a comma now and then.
—Jason Richmond, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Likewise, the belief that North Korea’s increasing closeness with Russia will rupture Beijing’s relationship with Pyongyang is misplaced.
—Shuxian Luo, Foreign Affairs, 21 Aug. 2025
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Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 2 Sep. 2025
Her friend agreed, but the dress was somehow misplaced in the years that followed.
—Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Learn From Mistakes Even the best writers misplace a comma now and then.
—Jason Richmond, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Likewise, the belief that North Korea’s increasing closeness with Russia will rupture Beijing’s relationship with Pyongyang is misplaced.
—Shuxian Luo, Foreign Affairs, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misplace
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The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office's most recent analysis from June estimates 16 million Americans will lose their health care coverage by 2034 due to the cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act.—
Beth Warren,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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Many argue that Japan is at risk of losing its way of life, or that Japanese workers are being edged out of jobs.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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Taylor has also been an advocate of his own neighborhood, Hallmark, the 10th and often forgotten community within the West End.—
Keely Doll,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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The historic Gold Rush settlement of Norristown located around where Sac State’s campus is today, is almost entirely forgotten.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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Evidence of damage includes chewed, cut or missing leaves; yellowing or brown leaves; white webbing and green-black excrement on or around the plant, according to the Ohio Department of Agriculture.—
Chad Murphy,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
2 Oct. 2025
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One bullet missed her eye and the other her brain by mere centimeters.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Misplace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misplace. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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