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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3
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
Despite the success, Sony has missed much of this upside due to selling the film’s exclusive rights to Netflix.
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Dylan Butts, CNBC, 11 Nov. 2025
That foul before the inbounds gave Powell one free throw and the Heat possession, but Powell missed that one free throw.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2025
Sabonis missed five of his first six shots while being guarded by Gobert, a 7-foot-1 center with four Defensive Player of the Year awards.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 10 Nov. 2025
Philadelphia enters the game off of its bye week and back at full strength on offense with both star running back Saquon Barkley and star wide receiver AJ Brown, who missed a Week 8 showdown against the New York Giants, on the field.
—Andrew McCarty, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Not only have Garland and Strus been out, but Hunter, a scorer, has missed games, as has starting center Jarrett Allen.
—Joe Vardon, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
The Falcons looked to have tied the game up in the fourth quarter with less than five minutes to go on Drake London’s third touchdown catch of the game but Parker Romo missed the extra point.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
That slower growth means that targets to triple global solar capacity by 2030 will probably be missed, and growing demand for energy means emissions are still rising.
—Semafor Events, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2025
He was hampered by a right hamstring injury and missed his third game of the season last week against the Kansas City Chiefs.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Dylan Butts, CNBC, 11 Nov. 2025
That foul before the inbounds gave Powell one free throw and the Heat possession, but Powell missed that one free throw.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2025
Sabonis missed five of his first six shots while being guarded by Gobert, a 7-foot-1 center with four Defensive Player of the Year awards.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 10 Nov. 2025
Philadelphia enters the game off of its bye week and back at full strength on offense with both star running back Saquon Barkley and star wide receiver AJ Brown, who missed a Week 8 showdown against the New York Giants, on the field.
—Andrew McCarty, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Not only have Garland and Strus been out, but Hunter, a scorer, has missed games, as has starting center Jarrett Allen.
—Joe Vardon, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
The Falcons looked to have tied the game up in the fourth quarter with less than five minutes to go on Drake London’s third touchdown catch of the game but Parker Romo missed the extra point.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
That slower growth means that targets to triple global solar capacity by 2030 will probably be missed, and growing demand for energy means emissions are still rising.
—Semafor Events, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2025
He was hampered by a right hamstring injury and missed his third game of the season last week against the Kansas City Chiefs.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for missed
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The attempt skipped home for her second goal, giving the Harborwomen a commanding 3-0 lead.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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Barzilay predicts that in many low-income countries AI will soon be integrated into health systems similar to how much of Africa skipped over landlines and went straight to cell phones.—
NPR,
NPR,
6 Nov. 2025
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So both sides have misunderstood his constituency.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Many patients are surprised to learn that watery eyes can actually be a sign of dryness, a common but frequently misunderstood symptom.—
Team Verywell Health,
Verywell Health,
6 Oct. 2025
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The shutdown began after Democrats and Republicans failed to agree on a government funding bill.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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If the main goal was to drive African Americans away, the laws failed.—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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The sofa was so collapsed that getting up from it felt like core strength training.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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And then on Thursday, after most of the show had been written, a man collapsed in the Oval Office, generating an instantly meme-able photograph of the president staring into the camera, looking oblivious to efforts to revive the prone victim at stage left.—
Erik Adams,
The Atlantic,
9 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Lawrence has been open in past interviews about needing to take a two year break from Hollywood after making 16 movies in six years, a string of which flopped at the box office and only inflamed the public’s negative reception of her.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
27 Oct. 2025
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In one second-quarter stretch, Smart checked in, hit a jumper, flopped to draw an offensive foul on Curry, then hooked his arm around Curry’s shoulder and wrestled the Warriors star to the floor, earning him a flagrant 1 foul and prompting a celebration from Horford.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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Footage of the crash showed a towering wave of smoke and flames billowing skyward near the airport after the low-flying plane struggled to climb and then erupted into an enormous fireball on impact.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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Memphis struggled out of the gate on Friday night against a motivated Tulane Green Wave team that suffered an upset loss to UTSA in Week 10.—
Jordan Sigler,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The bill was eventually folded into an Appropriations bill and passed; the National Academies report came out in August 2025.—
Alana Semuels,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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Finishes tolerably folded, right-side out.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Missed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/missed. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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