1
as in skips
to fail to attend
had to miss work for a week because of the flu
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2
as in misunderstands
to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of
I think you're missing the point
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3
as in fails
to be unsuccessful
everyone knows that most of the new television series will miss and be gone before anyone notices
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1
as in girls
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 maidens
a young unmarried woman
you should ask that young miss if she would like to dance
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as in disasters
something that has failed
a television season with far fewer hits than misses
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Recent Examples of misses
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
When a race team misses a shipment, the impact is immediate.
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Robert Kramer,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
That is what the usual advice about authenticity often misses.
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Gerald Bradshaw,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
Near misses such as this are set to be the subject of a hearing on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, June 23, with the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Aviation, Space and Innovation exploring ways to improve safety across the National Airspace System.
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Adam England,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
However, the piece misses important distinctions, particularly around article processing charges (APCs).
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Torie Bosch,
STAT,
20 June 2026
But Leicht says the debate over AI sovereignty misses the broader point.
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Richard Hall,
Time,
13 June 2026
But for the communities and teams that have never held a trophy, that debate misses the point entirely.
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Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 June 2026
But what happens when a broadcasting channel misses the most crucial part of the action?
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Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
10 Mar. 2025
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
30 June 2026
The 24-year-old Italian was mixing woeful drop shots with regulation misses (Sinner made 54 unforced errors in the first three sets) against Kecmanović, who was serving brilliantly and skidding the ball through the court.
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Ava Wallace,
New York Times,
29 June 2026
After four years of near-misses and no debut, the burnout caught up with her.
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Tiana Denicola,
Variety,
26 June 2026
Here is the distinction the cynic misses.
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Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Those misses rarely occurred in season two, but three episodes into this season, the bat is flying wildly around the stadium, bonking people in the head in a freak mass-casualty bat-event.
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Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
22 June 2026
After a handful of close misses, Messi takes a beautiful cross from about 15 yards out and sends it to the bottom corner of the net with a left-footed strike.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 June 2026
And while some swings and misses prompted a few dark years of the soul, his segue into streaming has propelled him to the apex of his Hollywood power.
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Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2026
Instead, their story became a series of near-misses, with both recognizing the other but never finding the right moment to strike up a conversation.
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Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
18 June 2026
Verb
But the story misses a scary thing about Big Tech.
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Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
When a race team misses a shipment, the impact is immediate.
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Robert Kramer,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
That is what the usual advice about authenticity often misses.
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Gerald Bradshaw,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
Near misses such as this are set to be the subject of a hearing on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, June 23, with the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Aviation, Space and Innovation exploring ways to improve safety across the National Airspace System.
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Adam England,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
However, the piece misses important distinctions, particularly around article processing charges (APCs).
—
Torie Bosch,
STAT,
20 June 2026
But Leicht says the debate over AI sovereignty misses the broader point.
—
Richard Hall,
Time,
13 June 2026
But for the communities and teams that have never held a trophy, that debate misses the point entirely.
—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 June 2026
But what happens when a broadcasting channel misses the most crucial part of the action?
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Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
If the teams are tied after five kicks, penalties move to sudden death and will end after one team scores and the other misses.
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Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
30 June 2026
The 24-year-old Italian was mixing woeful drop shots with regulation misses (Sinner made 54 unforced errors in the first three sets) against Kecmanović, who was serving brilliantly and skidding the ball through the court.
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Ava Wallace,
New York Times,
29 June 2026
After four years of near-misses and no debut, the burnout caught up with her.
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Tiana Denicola,
Variety,
26 June 2026
Here is the distinction the cynic misses.
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Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Those misses rarely occurred in season two, but three episodes into this season, the bat is flying wildly around the stadium, bonking people in the head in a freak mass-casualty bat-event.
—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
22 June 2026
After a handful of close misses, Messi takes a beautiful cross from about 15 yards out and sends it to the bottom corner of the net with a left-footed strike.
—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 June 2026
And while some swings and misses prompted a few dark years of the soul, his segue into streaming has propelled him to the apex of his Hollywood power.
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Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2026
Instead, their story became a series of near-misses, with both recognizing the other but never finding the right moment to strike up a conversation.
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Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misses
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An advisor who skips all of that is missing the point entirely.
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Fountain Life skips walk-in pricing almost entirely.
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That approach fundamentally misunderstands the trajectory of modern medicine.
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This misunderstands the nature of modern protectorates, such as Palau or the Marshall Islands.
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Tapping into the sporting zeitgeist, the slapstick animation, sees Daffy Duck confounded when Elmer Fudd fails to turn up for duck hunting season.
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An extended car warranty can save electric vehicle (EV) owners thousands of dollars when a critical component, such as an electric motor or battery management system, fails unexpectedly.
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While the boys participated in the challenge with six new girls over in Casa Amor, the other female Islanders were left in the villa watching the action unfold on-screen — and wondering where their men were.
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Like Lilith Fair, there will be a strong philanthropic element with net proceeds from the festival benefiting nonprofit organizations dedicated to advancing and advocating for women and girls.
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Previous cloud-seeding controversies Cloud seeding is now at the center of the rise in weather‑control conspiracy narratives after disasters, such as the tragic Texas floods of 2025 that killed dozens of people, many of them children.
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Peace emphasized that such disasters have a lasting impact.
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Canvas collapses what has typically been a fragmented production chain into a single workspace.
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If the cost of producing a complex tax plan collapses toward zero, what exactly is the client paying for—and who keeps the fee?
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The northwestern states of Aragua, Carabobo and Falcón have also been affected, with some areas reporting power failures, Rodríguez said.
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But Ramaphosa also conceded that there had been failures in South Africa's border control.
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But when weighed down by the moisture, the grass flops over and doesn't present itself as well to the cutting blade.
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One of the best bigs in [expletive] basketball history flops.
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