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
Hart’s replacement, David Morgan, got away with a hanging slider on his first pitch only to misplace his next pitch, a fastball that was hit for a game-tying three-run home run.
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2025
But when the official called, the man who had misplaced the money was wary.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Friday’s actions by Trump could mean that hope was misplaced.
—John Melloy,lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 22 May 2025
The blue fuselage is minus its propeller, which somehow or other was misplaced.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 21 May 2025
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2025
But when the official called, the man who had misplaced the money was wary.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Friday’s actions by Trump could mean that hope was misplaced.
—John Melloy,lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 22 May 2025
The blue fuselage is minus its propeller, which somehow or other was misplaced.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misplace
Verb
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Faucher earned his seventh save. Abrams and Call had two hits each for Washington, which has lost seven straight.—
By,
Miami Herald,
15 June 2025
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But the friend soon lost interest in geography, and Lilian was less enamored of the girl’s collection of mechanical pencils and scented erasers imported from Japan.—
Yiyun Li,
New Yorker,
15 June 2025
Verb
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People forget this, but Duke had already won Game 1 of that Super Regional.—
Mitch Light,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
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Creating Emotionally Safer Experiences AI is quietly reshaping CX by learning when not to personalize, strategically forgetting past interactions to avoid user fatigue or creepiness.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
Verb
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Dom missed an awkward 619 and Octagon Jr. regained control.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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Seattle have missed the MLS Cup play-offs just once since debuting in 2009, failing to make the postseason in 2022.—
Jeff Rueter,
New York Times,
8 June 2025
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“Misplace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misplace. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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