as in to fail
to go wrong
their scheme to rob the bank misfired disastrously and landed them all in jail
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as in catastrophe
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Recent Examples of misfire
Jamie Barton, CNN, 1 Oct. 2024
Detroit roared back in the third quarter to take a 31-28 when Moody misfired on a potential tying kick from 58 yards out, early in the final period.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 31 Dec. 2024
Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Nov. 2024
An unrestrained performance from Kevin Spacey doesn’t help matters, though the film’s more misfire than disaster.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
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Verb
Erling Haaland scores 100th Manchester City goal in controversial game against title rival Arsenal
The goalkeeper, who returned to the side having missed the last three games due to injury, was not aided by a misfiring front line which evidently missed star man Ousmane Dembélé.
—Jamie Barton, CNN, 1 Oct. 2024
Detroit roared back in the third quarter to take a 31-28 when Moody misfired on a potential tying kick from 58 yards out, early in the final period.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 31 Dec. 2024
Noun
Something that began as a well-meaning intercommunal misfire might actually stoke the flames of a more direct conflict, or put you on the defensive.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Nov. 2024
An unrestrained performance from Kevin Spacey doesn’t help matters, though the film’s more misfire than disaster.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misfire
Verb
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The effort to begin a partition with the Gaza Strip has failed colossally.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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At best, presidents picked up-and-coming party devotees like Elaine Chao, a shameless pro-boss hack, or Tom Perez, a nice guy for sure, who failed to deliver any significant gains for blue-collar America.—
John Samuelsen,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2025
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The last two Backyard titles, 2014’s mobile-only Backyard Sports: Baseball 2015 and Backyard Sports: NBA Basketball 2015, were complete flops.—
Jake Lang,
Rolling Stone,
7 Feb. 2025
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What makes something a flop? Not the kind of flop that Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is prone to do, but a flop in the world of advertising?—
Matthew Pittman,
The Conversation,
6 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Three miscarrying Texas women, mourning the loss of their pregnancies, died without getting a procedure; one was a teenager.—
Ziva Branstetter,
ProPublica,
17 Jan. 2025
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Patients who are miscarrying still don’t know what to expect from Houston Methodist.—
Lizzie Presser,
ProPublica,
25 Nov. 2024
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How much can be attributed to the Comcast fiasco specifically in 2024 is unclear.—
Jon Wilner,
The Mercury News,
3 Feb. 2025
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Following his failure to arrive for questioning about the martial law fiasco, a warrant for Yoon’s arrest was issued on Dec. 31.—
Rachel Wolf,
Fox News,
15 Jan. 2025
Verb
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But that is a fiction, an excuse to stall, as settlements continue to expand.—
Kenneth Roth,
TIME,
8 Feb. 2025
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The eighth Mission: Impossible installment began filming in the U.K., Malta, South Africa and Norway in early 2022; production stalled in July 2023 due to the Hollywood writers and actors’ strikes and resumed in March 2024.—
Tommy McArdle,
People.com,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Boosts the immune system Aloe vera is a bomb of essential nutrients like zinc, magnesium, and polysaccharides that strengthen the immune system, helping the body fight infection and disease.—
Sofía Esquivel,
Glamour,
11 Feb. 2025
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In late January, shortly after taking office, Trump lifted the hold on sending 2,000-pound bombs to Israel.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
8 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Garland took the stage next and put up a dud of a performance.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
16 Feb. 2025
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With the Sixers far from full strength, George delivered a major dud, scoring only two points on 1-of-7 shooting.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
13 Feb. 2025
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Hotels have had a strong recovery since the washout year of 2021.—
Fritz Kaegi,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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An east wind will maintain a higher risk of rip currents along the coast, but overall, the holiday period will not see a washout.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
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