misset

verb

Definition of missetnext
as in to lose

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misset
  1. lose
  2. pass over
  3. mislay
  4. miss
  5. misplace
Verb
  • House Speaker Matt Ritter, D-Hartford, said there could be a homestead exemption or a mechanism that ensures people don’t lose their housing.
    — Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Peggy Tanous isn’t there because she was inexplicably invited to RHUGT instead, and Peggy Sulahian isn’t there because Alex Baskin lost her number the second that season ended.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of lose
Verb
  • In the third quarter, T-Mac grabbed a pass over the middle and sped into the end zone for a 10-yard TD.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The spacecraft must launch when the station’s orbital plane passes over the launch site.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of pass over
Verb
  • Broadening the base has always been the plan, but its been mislaid for 80 years.
    — Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
  • So many things, dropped and lost and mislaid, twinkling all over the place like a museum/ junkyard.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
Definition of mislay
Verb
  • Scientists can now examine sections of DNA that were once inaccessible and detect forms of genetic variation that older methods may have missed.
    — Euan Ashley, STAT, 1 Oct. 2026
  • In other words, my comparison of FEWOCiOUS to Peter Saul probably misses the point.
    — Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of miss
Verb
  • But Chee Meng kept complaining about his shirts being misplaced, and Shawn knew that the man was still slipping out, either to look for work or for other purposes.
    — Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Yasmine Helal believes that this widespread optimism is not misplaced.
    — Mayu Saini, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of misplace
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“Misset.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misset. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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