miscarrying 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of miscarryingnext
as in infertile

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miscarrying

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verb

present participle of miscarry
as in failing
to go wrong the scheme to save the stranded dolphins miscarried, and all were lost

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for miscarrying
  1. infertile
  2. failing
  3. barren
  4. dying
Adjective
  • For instance, 1 in 10 people who experience pelvic inflammatory disease become infertile.
    Wendy Wisner, Health, 11 Dec. 2024
  • It is often used to help infertile couples conceive biological children.
    Bayliss Wagner, Austin American-Statesman, 14 June 2024
Definition of infertile
Verb
  • Kroger breached the merger agreement by refusing to divest assets necessary for antitrust approval, ignoring feedback from regulators, rejecting divesture buyers and failing to cooperate with Albertsons, the company claims.
    Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Topline Grocery store chain Albertsons formally terminated nearly $25 billion merger agreement with rival Kroger on Wednesday, a day after a federal judge blocked the deal—with Albertsons filing a lawsuit accusing Kroger of failing to win regulatory approval for the agreement.
    Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of failing
Adjective
  • So why are women losing ground? Dec. 11, 2024 California was an oasis this November in a largely barren Democratic landscape.
    Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
  • The most notorious gulag lies in the barren, rocky hills outside the capital, Damascus.
    Richard Engel, NBC News, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of barren
Verb
  • People around the world have been dying to see how this one ends.
    Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 9 Dec. 2024
  • The shooter approached from behind, opened fire, and left the Chief Executive of UnitedHealthcare dying on a Manhattan sidewalk.
    ABC News, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of dying
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