1
as in skipped
to fail to attend
had to miss work for a week because of the flu
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2
as in misunderstood
to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of
I think you're missing the point
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as in failed
to be unsuccessful
everyone knows that most of the new television series will miss and be gone before anyone notices
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Recent Examples of missed
Then the team, for unknown reasons, withdrew from the East Asian championship in 2019, and missed the 2023 World Cup, citing the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Andrew McNicol, CNN Money, 7 June 2026
Marner was awarded a penalty shot, but Bussi didn't give him much to shoot at, and Marner missed his attempt on the backhand.
—Matt Reigle, FOXNews.com, 7 June 2026
Buffalo Bill State Park is located in the quaint nearby town of Cody, just a 15-minute drive from Shoshone—sunrise and sunset from the park aren’t to be missed.
—Meghan Palmer, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
Wembanyama committed a costly turnover and missed the final shot in Friday night’s 105-104 loss to the Knicks in Game 2 of the NBA Finals at the Frost Bank Center.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 6 June 2026
The Tigers missed their best opportunity in the third when Keith led off the inning with his triple to center.
—CBS News, 6 June 2026
Kansas City Chiefs, 2025 record 6-11 The Chiefs missed the playoffs last season for the first time since 2014.
—Gladys Louise Tyler, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
After a pair of curveballs missed up in the zone, Rathbun laced a fastball that practically dented the right field wall.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 31 May 2026
Kornet played six minutes, missed all three of his shot attempts and finished with only two points, but the block was an epic moment.
—Tim Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026
Andrew McNicol, CNN Money, 7 June 2026
Marner was awarded a penalty shot, but Bussi didn't give him much to shoot at, and Marner missed his attempt on the backhand.
—Matt Reigle, FOXNews.com, 7 June 2026
Buffalo Bill State Park is located in the quaint nearby town of Cody, just a 15-minute drive from Shoshone—sunrise and sunset from the park aren’t to be missed.
—Meghan Palmer, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
Wembanyama committed a costly turnover and missed the final shot in Friday night’s 105-104 loss to the Knicks in Game 2 of the NBA Finals at the Frost Bank Center.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 6 June 2026
The Tigers missed their best opportunity in the third when Keith led off the inning with his triple to center.
—CBS News, 6 June 2026
Kansas City Chiefs, 2025 record 6-11 The Chiefs missed the playoffs last season for the first time since 2014.
—Gladys Louise Tyler, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
After a pair of curveballs missed up in the zone, Rathbun laced a fastball that practically dented the right field wall.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 31 May 2026
Kornet played six minutes, missed all three of his shot attempts and finished with only two points, but the block was an epic moment.
—Tim Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for missed
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Wood singled and pinch-hitter Andrés Chapparo walked to load the bases before Miller threw a pitch that skipped past catcher Daniel Susac.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
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Then there was the question of why Steyer, who’d run for president in 2020 but never held public office before, skipped conventional political stepping stones.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
10 June 2026
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In response to questions about the Mizuho analyst’s conclusions, Muddy Waters founder Carson Block told Fortune by email that the analyst had misunderstood its findings.—
Jeff John Roberts,
Fortune,
25 Mar. 2026
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The crowd’s reaction, like so much collective behavior in Japan, could easily be misunderstood by outsiders.—
Joshua Hunt,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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Nursing home operators argued the state failed to properly account for the medical complexity of residents when calculating those payments, reducing reimbursement for facilities caring for some of the sickest patients.—
Brittany Miller,
FOXNews.com,
11 June 2026
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Towns called it a collective joy when the Spurs failed to score on the final possession.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
11 June 2026
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Funded by the National Science Foundation, the film investigates evidence that Greenland’s ice sheet collapsed in the past and asks what that reveals about the planet’s future.—
Tarini Mehta,
Sacbee.com,
9 June 2026
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Crucially, the study found that a major sanctuary called Amyklai remained active after the palace collapsed, and later became important to both Spartans and Lakedaimonians.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
8 June 2026
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The willingness to protect meaning over volume is precisely what has made the brand more culturally relevant than numerous others that came up alongside it and flopped.—
Jeetendr Sehdev,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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His first attempt, a dystopian fantasy, had flopped.—
Nathan Heller,
Vogue,
29 May 2026
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Jalen Brunson has 19 points to lead New York, but the Knicks have struggled to avoid fouls on defense and struggled to make foul shots on the other end.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
11 June 2026
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Rushing out onto the beach, George struggled to comprehend what had happened.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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The vehicle has 78 cubic feet of storage space when the rear seats are folded, 44 cubic feet when just the back row is folded, and 15 cubic feet when all seats are in use.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
10 June 2026
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Paul Turnley was presented with a British flag folded into a triangle given by the military in honor of the sacrifice of his relation, Pvt.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
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“Missed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/missed. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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