as in missing
no longer possessed
we eventually found the misplaced tickets in his coat pocket
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as in lost
to be unable to find or have at hand
I seem to have misplaced my keys
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Recent Examples of misplaced
Marc Brackett, Time, 28 Oct. 2025
One loose bolt or misplaced screw is enough to grind the entire contraption to a halt.
—Robert Mays, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Carruth often begins with a small image, such as a fallen pearl or a misplaced wand, and lets the story unspool from emotion.
—William Jones, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
Many women who have endured violence within Christian homes wish the church understood that silence, misinterpretation of Scripture, and misplaced calls for forgiveness can deepen trauma.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
These beliefs may lead to excessive trading or misplaced conviction and push reality out of view.
—Chris Stevens, Nashville Tennessean, 19 Oct. 2025
For Diego, a misplaced stroke could be costly.
—Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
With instant alerts and a loud location beep, finding misplaced items is simple.
—PC Magazine, 4 Oct. 2025
Although Ed may have been intrigued by Jorgensen’s life, this, along with Richard Speck’s role in the series, seems more of a fetishization and misplaced preoccupation in a narrative having nothing to do with transgender people.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Nov. 2025
But Huang indicated these concerns are misplaced.
—Tasmin Lockwood, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
But Gates said that past investments fighting climate change have been misplaced, and too much good money has been put into expensive and questionable efforts.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
After slugging 20 homers for the San Francisco Giants last year following several productive seasons for the New York Mets earlier in his career, Conforto struggled to adjust to the Dodgers and their bet on him seems to have been misplaced in retrospect.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
And every year, that confidence has been misplaced.
—Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Bryan Pease, who represented the plaintiffs with his partner Parisa Ijadi-Maghsoodi, said the city’s priorities have been misplaced.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Sep. 2025
An application for a Small Business Administration loan dragged through more than a dozen loan officers who misplaced her paperwork and ultimately denied her.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
This is why the fixation on AGI is misplaced.
—Eric Markowitz, Big Think, 23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Without these skills, outrage can spiral into paralysis or misplaced aggression.
—Marc Brackett, Time, 28 Oct. 2025
One loose bolt or misplaced screw is enough to grind the entire contraption to a halt.
—Robert Mays, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Carruth often begins with a small image, such as a fallen pearl or a misplaced wand, and lets the story unspool from emotion.
—William Jones, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
Many women who have endured violence within Christian homes wish the church understood that silence, misinterpretation of Scripture, and misplaced calls for forgiveness can deepen trauma.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
These beliefs may lead to excessive trading or misplaced conviction and push reality out of view.
—Chris Stevens, Nashville Tennessean, 19 Oct. 2025
For Diego, a misplaced stroke could be costly.
—Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
With instant alerts and a loud location beep, finding misplaced items is simple.
—PC Magazine, 4 Oct. 2025
Although Ed may have been intrigued by Jorgensen’s life, this, along with Richard Speck’s role in the series, seems more of a fetishization and misplaced preoccupation in a narrative having nothing to do with transgender people.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
Dedicate one more bin for more obscure items, like fabric tablecloths and duvet covers, that tend to get misplaced amongst other linens on closet shelves.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Nov. 2025
But Huang indicated these concerns are misplaced.
—Tasmin Lockwood, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
But Gates said that past investments fighting climate change have been misplaced, and too much good money has been put into expensive and questionable efforts.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
After slugging 20 homers for the San Francisco Giants last year following several productive seasons for the New York Mets earlier in his career, Conforto struggled to adjust to the Dodgers and their bet on him seems to have been misplaced in retrospect.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
And every year, that confidence has been misplaced.
—Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Bryan Pease, who represented the plaintiffs with his partner Parisa Ijadi-Maghsoodi, said the city’s priorities have been misplaced.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Sep. 2025
An application for a Small Business Administration loan dragged through more than a dozen loan officers who misplaced her paperwork and ultimately denied her.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
This is why the fixation on AGI is misplaced.
—Eric Markowitz, Big Think, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misplaced
Adjective
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Perilous Voyages More than 5,100 Rohingya have taken boats to leave Myanmar and Bangladesh between January and early November this year, with nearly 600 people reported dead or missing, according to data from the UN Refugee Agency.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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As of Friday, nine people remain missing, who are believed to have been in the area at the time of the crash, ABC News and WAVE reported.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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That, too, had echoes of last season, when City, the reigning champions, lost their way completely after a promising start, winning just one match out of 13 in all competitions between late October and late December.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2025
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The major hubs of O'Hare, Atlanta, Denver and Dallas-Fort Worth rounded out the top five airports for cancellations, but those airports only lost around 3% of their flights.—
JOSH FUNK,
Arkansas Online,
8 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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And even with those two gone, Dubar slid down Boise State’s depth chart, managing just three carries for 12 yards so far in 2025.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Nov. 2025
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Not only are the views, of course, often repulsive, but the actual form of argument is not argument… That’s what interests me, that even the most basic principles that people have worked on for 2,000 years to establish what a fact means…gone.—
Josh Zajdman,
Vogue,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Misplaced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misplaced. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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