as in losing
to be unable to find or have at hand
I seem to have misplaced my keys
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Recent Examples of misplacing
And misplacing long-term planning over the club’s pressing short-term needs no longer stands up to scrutiny.
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Elias Burke, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
One standout moment shows the robot stepping down, briefly misplacing its foot, and then subtly repositioning it before continuing forward.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 9 Feb. 2026
That employee questioned whether the cost of moving equipment from one building to another, possibly misplacing or throwing away equipment in the process, was actually saving Goddard and the federal government money.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
Elias Burke, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
One standout moment shows the robot stepping down, briefly misplacing its foot, and then subtly repositioning it before continuing forward.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 9 Feb. 2026
That employee questioned whether the cost of moving equipment from one building to another, possibly misplacing or throwing away equipment in the process, was actually saving Goddard and the federal government money.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misplacing
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But adding regular walking helps signal the body to maintain lean tissue while losing fat.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
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And the league nearly got five teams there, with Michigan State losing a tight contest with UConn on Friday night.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2026
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The crowd danced hard, forgetting about anything other than the magic of the moment.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 Mar. 2026
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Movie night meant a trip to the video store, and every household knew the agony of forgetting to rewind before returning a rental.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
20 Mar. 2026
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Be missing for weeks, nobody can find them.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
29 Mar. 2026
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Raynaud has started 48 games with Domantas Sabonis missing most of the season due to injuries.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Misplacing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misplacing. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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