1
as in to skip
to fail to attend
had to miss work for a week because of the flu
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2
as in to misunderstand
to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of
I think you're missing the point
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3
as in to fail
to be unsuccessful
everyone knows that most of the new television series will miss and be gone before anyone notices
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as in girl
a female person who has not yet reached adulthood
a talented young miss who wants to become a writer
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as in disaster
something that has failed
a television season with far fewer hits than misses
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Recent Examples of miss
James Grebey, Time, 20 June 2025
Husband's words crack nearly decade-old murder of missing nurse's aide
Investigators said Edwards claimed to be an eyewitness who saw Aguilar walk away alive after a fight with Bravo in 2012.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 20 June 2025
Samuel Axon, ArsTechnica, 9 June 2025
Trading at lofty valuations, even a slight miss on the revenue forecast was enough to unsettle investors.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
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Verb
Lucio Fulci, well known in the giallo genre, directs an English-speaking cast in a story about a woman, accompanied by a journalist, investigating her missing father on a remote Caribbean island.
—James Grebey, Time, 20 June 2025
Husband's words crack nearly decade-old murder of missing nurse's aide
Investigators said Edwards claimed to be an eyewitness who saw Aguilar walk away alive after a fight with Bravo in 2012.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 20 June 2025
Noun
Instead, most of them promise to refine the experience by adding features that are typical for other mixed-reality platforms and refocusing on the wins the platform has had, de-emphasizing the misses.
—Samuel Axon, ArsTechnica, 9 June 2025
Trading at lofty valuations, even a slight miss on the revenue forecast was enough to unsettle investors.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for miss
Verb
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Subscribers can skip boxes without penalty, and first-time users can jump in with a one-off purchase.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
30 June 2025
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Ranged across the top of the SoundLink Plus there is a strip of soft-touch controls for turning the speaker on and off, initiating Bluetooth pairing, syncing with other Bose speakers, as well as playing and pausing music, skipping tracks and adjusting volume levels.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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But to define Alex Martins by the Magic’s win-loss record is to fundamentally misunderstand the impact he’s had — not just on a franchise, but on a city.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 June 2025
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The straightforward, seemingly trivial moment—a dog misunderstanding the basic principles of light and shadow—turned into a comically relatable spectacle.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 June 2025
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The decline accelerated after reports indicated that Iran’s first attempt to retaliate by lobbing missiles toward a U.S. base in Qatar failed to cause any casualties.—
Ron Hurtibise,
Sun Sentinel,
23 June 2025
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Phoenix was unable to propel itself back to the NBA Finals, losing in the Western Conference semifinals during the 2022-23 season, being ousted in the first round in the 2023-24 season and failing to even make the postseason this year.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2025
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Without a proper response from the immune system, even the most efficient organs won’t prevent the body from collapsing.—
Marcin Nowak,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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But the game in New Orleans collapsed on them early, as the Chiefs fell behind 24-0 by halftime.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
19 June 2025
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Meta’s first glasses, the Ray-Ban Stories, flopped in 2021.—
Ani Freedman,
Fortune,
20 June 2025
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The 2023 2-Year-Old Champion stormed into 2024 with a huge Florida Derby (G1) win before flopping badly in the Kentucky Derby.—
Jared Welch,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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On offense, the Red Sox have predictably struggled without Devers’ bat in the lineup.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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However, San Jose has struggled to keep pace, with the city failing to see a single construction start last year for market-rate multi-family developments over 20 units, making the Pleasant Hills project a potential bonus should it be constructed.—
Devan Patel,
Mercury News,
28 June 2025
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“Miss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miss. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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