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as in skipped
to fail to attend
had to miss work for a week because of the flu
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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
But Maxey missed his final three attempts, and the Celtics held on to win.
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Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 25 Apr. 2026
Houston survived James’ missed potential winner at the end of regulation after Alperen Şengün couldn’t score on the other end, but overtime felt inevitable — and so did the unraveling.
—Dan Woike, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
Defensive back Scooter Jackson missed his sixth consecutive practice with an excused absence, per a UCLA spokesman.
—Gabriel Duarte, Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
Thomas missed three of the Sooners’ games in 2025 after suffering an injury on a scoop-and-score against Tennessee.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2026
But these methods, developed years ago, sometimes missed a whole bunch of post-starbursts, meaning our picture was incomplete.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Banchero, who missed two dunks in the first half, connected on a runaway slam that put Orlando ahead of Detroit by 11 points three minutes into the second half.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
The players were signed after the Fever were one game shy of reaching the WNBA Finals in 2025 while Clark missed the entire postseason with an injury.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2026
Smart had missed nine games because of a lingering right ankle injury.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 25 Apr. 2026
Houston survived James’ missed potential winner at the end of regulation after Alperen Şengün couldn’t score on the other end, but overtime felt inevitable — and so did the unraveling.
—Dan Woike, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
Defensive back Scooter Jackson missed his sixth consecutive practice with an excused absence, per a UCLA spokesman.
—Gabriel Duarte, Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
Thomas missed three of the Sooners’ games in 2025 after suffering an injury on a scoop-and-score against Tennessee.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2026
But these methods, developed years ago, sometimes missed a whole bunch of post-starbursts, meaning our picture was incomplete.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Banchero, who missed two dunks in the first half, connected on a runaway slam that put Orlando ahead of Detroit by 11 points three minutes into the second half.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
The players were signed after the Fever were one game shy of reaching the WNBA Finals in 2025 while Clark missed the entire postseason with an injury.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2026
Smart had missed nine games because of a lingering right ankle injury.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for missed
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Despite a decade of front-row appearances, luxury house ambassadorships and a cultural footprint that reshaped the global music industry, members RM, Jin, SUGA, j-hope, Jimin, V and Jung Kook have collectively skipped the first Monday in May.—
Hanna Wickes,
Sacbee.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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At least one of those times, the head of the country’s space agency suggested it be skipped.—
Robert Pearlman,
ArsTechnica,
27 Apr. 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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The show focuses on how the Metropolitan Police failed to thoroughly investigate two women’s allegations, which left Worboys free to commit assaults undetected for many years.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
29 Apr. 2026
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In 2013, Hall tried (and failed) to replicate the previous magic and his show was cancelled after one season, many blaming tougher competition than before.—
Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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The brief, failed ouster of Altman in 2023 almost collapsed the ChatGPT maker, with investors pressing the board to bring back Altman and employees pledging to quit en masse if the CEO wasn’t reinstated.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Over the past 50 years, the average size of wildlife populations has collapsed by 73% owing to nature loss and climate change.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Under Cook, the company has become less surprising but massively financially successful; some of Apple’s newer products have flopped or underperformed, but far more have become and stayed excellent thanks to years of competent iteration.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
24 Apr. 2026
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Cuomo’s podcast and mayoral bid flopped.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
15 Apr. 2026
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After the fact, Mattel struggled to launch a popular action figure based on original IP.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2026
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And Russia has struggled to replenish its military ranks amid horrific casualties on the Ukrainian front line.—
Nathan Hodge,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2026
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His xAI, now folded into his rocket company SpaceX, trails far behind OpenAI in usage.—
Deepa Seetharaman,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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The Red Sox made a surprise playoff run last year, and then completely folded over the offseason.—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Missed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/missed. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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