as in loss
the act or an instance of not having or being able to find
they worried that his misplacement of the invitation would keep them from getting in, but fortunately their names were on the list
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loss
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Fire in all its forms, literal and figurative and symbolic—the consuming ardor of desire, the irreversible incinerations of loss, the flaming swords of Genesis—is the central subject of Kelly Hoffer’s second collection Fire Series.—
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Chickens form friendships and mourn the loss of flock mates.—
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“Misplacement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misplacement. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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