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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
  • Success loses some of its shine when your private world is absorbing all the strain.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Apple had introduced the iPhone just two months earlier, and Brown concluded that his company had no future in smartphones, which were losing hundreds of millions of dollars a quarter.
    — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of lose
Verb
  • That is why Saturday’s challenge extends beyond preventing Harris from catching a 40-yard pass over the top of the secondary.
    — Taylor Eldridge, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The largest play of the game saw the Broncos send the house at Memphis QB Marcus Stokes, who found tight end Hunter Tipton on a little pop pass over the top for an 87-yard touchdown.
    — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 16 Sep. 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
  • Upon returning to his home, the man claimed that two watches, including a $37,000 Rolex, were missing from his bedside table.
    — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Florjancic narrowly missed an uphill 10-footer for par after a nice chip, and McConnell converted yet another clutch two-putt for the win.
    — Harris Horowitz, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of miss
Verb
  • Keeping your own copies can be helpful if a document is misplaced or later requested.
    — Jason Phillips, Ascend Agency, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The Case That This Is Nothing One argument on the other side is that alarm over the new buyback program is misplaced because the operations are too small to matter.
    — James Broughel, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of misplace
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“Misset.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misset. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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