as in missing
no longer possessed
a traveler looking for his mislaid passport
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as in lost
to be unable to find or have at hand
I'm always mislaying my bus pass
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Adjective
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Before his death, Brings Plenty had gone missing after he was declared wanted by the Lawrence Police Department on allegations of domestic violence.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
23 Feb. 2025 -
The only missing piece is a director, as the franchise’s original helmer, Steven Soderbergh, has stepped away, but in September 2024, Deadline reported that Warner Bros. and Clooney’s production company, Smokehouse Pictures, were courting Edward Berger for the job.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
22 Feb. 2025
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There have been reports in the Indian media on disharmony within the India team throughout the series, unsurprising given the team straddles different generations, and surely fracturing further amid having lost six of their last eight Tests.—
Tristan Lavalette,
Forbes,
5 Jan. 2025
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In 2024, already missing Miles, Notre Dame lost forward Kylee Watson to an ACL tear during the ACC tournament.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
The Athletic,
5 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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So many firsts, gone, charred to ash, just remnants of an area that once represented Black prosperity and joy.—
Maya Richard-Craven,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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The original pioneers were mostly busy making non-hyperpop or gone: SOPHIE tragically died in 2021; 100 gecs spent years toiling to make their zany stadium-rock second album.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
3 Oct. 2024
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“Mislaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mislaid. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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