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as in lost
no longer possessed
the missing socks turned up in the dog's special hiding place
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2
as in absent
not present or in evidence
any sense of how real people talk and act is missing from this novel
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as in skipping
to fail to attend
had to miss work for a week because of the flu
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as in misunderstanding
to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of
I think you're missing the point
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as in failing
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 missing
Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
The kids team up with Ronnie to try to figure out what happened to the missing Matty, after Lilly hears his voice through the bathtub drain — and his fingers reach out to her.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2025
But the Heat then went cold, missing its next four field-goal attempts and two free throws to go scoreless over a three-minute stretch.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
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Adjective
Five more suspects have been arrested in connection with the daring daytime heist of the French crown jewels from the Louvre Museum, French investigators announced Thursday, though the priceless treasures remain missing.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
The kids team up with Ronnie to try to figure out what happened to the missing Matty, after Lilly hears his voice through the bathtub drain — and his fingers reach out to her.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
The Royals sent him to the AFL to get more at-bats after missing time with a hamate bone fracture in his right hand.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2025
But the Heat then went cold, missing its next four field-goal attempts and two free throws to go scoreless over a three-minute stretch.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for missing
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This month, a gadget for brewing better tea, a love letter to a lost water bottle, and a new-and-improved version of viral pan (yes, that one).—
Alaina Chou,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
30 Oct. 2025
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Some of the lost funding to contractors is expected to be made up once the government reopens, according to a Congressional Budget Office report.—
Emily Wilkins,
CNBC,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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This creates an unchecked culture of humiliation, and makes the social media world for Gen Z a place where accountability is absent and cruelty is rewarded.—
Eli Thompson,
Rolling Stone,
25 Oct. 2025
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In the video released by police the man is absent from the camera frame for much of the chase and he is not seen turning toward the officer or raising his gun.—
Violet Ikonomova,
Freep.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Can throw the deep ball, can throw the out-route, the comeback, the digs.—
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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Charles Leggett, 39, was convicted of first-degree intentional homicide with use of a dangerous weapon, and possession of a firearm while convicted of an out-of-state felony, for the fatal shooting of Jamil Owais, a 26-year-old Milwaukee man.—
Kelli Arseneau,
jsonline.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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From using cold water for (almost) everything to skipping the bleach on your whites, these are the new rules of laundry.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Nov. 2025
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Switching brushes in Photoshop, inserting a new row in Excel, skipping slides in PowerPoint, or jumping between those applications can now be done with a single gesture.—
Maryna Holovnova,
New Atlas,
4 Nov. 2025
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Does the music feel lesser or compromised to you, or are the critics being unfair or just misunderstanding the new album?—
Eric Renner Brown,
Billboard,
28 Oct. 2025
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Lambert said that misunderstanding the limits of local authority likely fueled the online reaction.—
Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Oct. 2025
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When a school receives five failing ratings, a 2015 Texas law requires the campus in question be closed or a state takeover of the entire district.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Nov. 2025
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Howe made three changes at half-time — Ramsey for Gordon, Osula for Woltemade, Schar for Krafth — but if anything, Newcastle regressed, failing to manage a shot on target between the 39th and 89th minute.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Not only are the views, of course, often repulsive, but the actual form of argument is not argument… That’s what interests me, that even the most basic principles that people have worked on for 2,000 years to establish what a fact means…gone.—
Josh Zajdman,
Vogue,
28 Oct. 2025
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Al-Khatib’s home an d almost everything his family owned is long gone.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
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But Wild coach John Hynes noted in training camp that Jiricek’s decision making in the heat of the battle in the defensive zone is sometimes lacking.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
27 Oct. 2025
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And the flick, based on Hoover’s bestselling novel, lays it on thick alongside a lacking narrative and cringey dialogue.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Missing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/missing. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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