1
as in skips
to fail to attend
had to miss work for a week because of the flu
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as in misunderstands
to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of
I think you're missing the point
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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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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
Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
There will conversely be penalties if the contractor misses the deadline.
—John Shumway, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
According to another sub-20-year-old, Sandy, who is passionate about photography, sports, music, and decorating his room, the digital world misses the aesthetics of album covers and their finer details.
—Luba Kassova, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2026
But his caution misses something crucial.
—Charles Finch, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2026
However, the bear case includes the possibility that Nvidia misses its earnings results, and that the stock market gets a DeepSeek Part Two moment.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2026
At the Oscars, the film is nominated for nine, but misses BAFTA nominations for supporting actress and makeup and hairstyling.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 22 Feb. 2026
But that framing misses the point entirely.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Feb. 2026
Jackson's press secretary is an inexperienced staffer from Ebony magazine who basically carries bags, and phones for charters when Jackson misses scheduled flights.
—Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
Mark Carey, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
But even with the tweaking and fine-tuning, some games are just lost on last-second shots or misses, no matter how well the pieces fit.
—Janis Carr, Oc Register, 23 Feb. 2026
Miller purposely keeps the story focused on the independent scene — James is boosted by a 2023 match on AEW Dark at Universal Orlando and other near-misses at getting TV appearances.
—Jay Reddick, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2026
Each addresses a specific regional risk that generic advice misses.
—Allison Palmer
updated February 19, Kansas City Star, 19 Feb. 2026
No favorable whistles or fortuitous misses were necessary this time.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
Except at that moment, Shiffrin wasn’t thinking about the medal or the misses, the achievements or the failures.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
There were some hits and there were some misses for sure.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 14 Feb. 2026
Bad Bunny’s sum of 98 million misses being his biggest streaming day ever by a hair (or in football terms, a few yards, or even inches).
—Kevin Rutherford, Billboard, 11 Feb. 2026
Verb
Mission Hills’ final six possessions of the half ended with two turnovers, three misses and hitting one of two free throws.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
There will conversely be penalties if the contractor misses the deadline.
—John Shumway, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
According to another sub-20-year-old, Sandy, who is passionate about photography, sports, music, and decorating his room, the digital world misses the aesthetics of album covers and their finer details.
—Luba Kassova, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2026
But his caution misses something crucial.
—Charles Finch, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2026
However, the bear case includes the possibility that Nvidia misses its earnings results, and that the stock market gets a DeepSeek Part Two moment.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2026
At the Oscars, the film is nominated for nine, but misses BAFTA nominations for supporting actress and makeup and hairstyling.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 22 Feb. 2026
But that framing misses the point entirely.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Feb. 2026
Jackson's press secretary is an inexperienced staffer from Ebony magazine who basically carries bags, and phones for charters when Jackson misses scheduled flights.
—Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
Noun
In fairness to West Ham’s attackers, the total was built largely on half-chances rather than glaring misses.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
But even with the tweaking and fine-tuning, some games are just lost on last-second shots or misses, no matter how well the pieces fit.
—Janis Carr, Oc Register, 23 Feb. 2026
Miller purposely keeps the story focused on the independent scene — James is boosted by a 2023 match on AEW Dark at Universal Orlando and other near-misses at getting TV appearances.
—Jay Reddick, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2026
Each addresses a specific regional risk that generic advice misses.
—Allison Palmer
updated February 19, Kansas City Star, 19 Feb. 2026
No favorable whistles or fortuitous misses were necessary this time.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
Except at that moment, Shiffrin wasn’t thinking about the medal or the misses, the achievements or the failures.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
There were some hits and there were some misses for sure.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 14 Feb. 2026
Bad Bunny’s sum of 98 million misses being his biggest streaming day ever by a hair (or in football terms, a few yards, or even inches).
—Kevin Rutherford, Billboard, 11 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misses
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Euphonic Sounds skips those metonymic standards for a deeper selection of Joplin’s catalogue (plus a single rag from fellow composer George Botsford).—
Aly Eleanor,
Pitchfork,
19 Feb. 2026
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One reader skips the green pepper entirely and adds extra green onions instead, while another suggests seasoning the sauce to taste and finishing it with a layer of mozzarella during the last few minutes of baking.—
Maggie Meyer Glisan,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Feb. 2026
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But this misunderstands the nature of the problem.—
Deb Roy,
The Atlantic,
15 Feb. 2026
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The profit accusation also misunderstands that vaccine payments don’t go into physicians’ pockets.—
Jess Steier,
STAT,
29 Jan. 2026
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And if Congress fails to renew these tariffs by roughly August, the bank calculates nominal tariff levels would plummet to the mid-single digits, around 6% to 7%.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
23 Feb. 2026
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Woods fails to notice a ball mark in the line of his 4-foot birdie putt that would have won his third-round match against Nick O’Hern.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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When borrowing dries up, the scheme collapses.—
Les Rubin,
Boston Herald,
25 Feb. 2026
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In his poems, letters lose limbs, words are mined, and grammar collapses under shelling.—
Alex Averbuch,
Literary Hub,
24 Feb. 2026
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Fortunately for shareholders, the stock grants come with a feature similar to equity options that somewhat reduces Musk’s payday, especially in a case like the one above where the plan flops.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
29 Nov. 2025
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Amina blows her mom a kiss and then flops down in her crib, pretending to be asleep.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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As each assignee struggles under the weight of conscience, coercion, and fear, the darkly satirical story examines who draws society’s moral lines, who enforces them, and what happens when they are crossed under extreme pressure.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
27 Feb. 2026
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The defeat intensifies pressure on Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who already faced a leadership crisis and struggles with cost-of-living challenges.—
Jill Lawless,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2026
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