as in missing
no longer possessed
we eventually found the misplaced tickets in his coat pocket
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as in lost
to be unable to find or have at hand
I seem to have misplaced my keys
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Recent Examples of misplaced
Noah Rothman, National Review, 6 Dec. 2024
The tiny tag syncs up to the ‘Find My’ app on Apple devices and even has a small speaker that makes noise once an item has been misplaced.
—Ali Faccenda, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
But the blame often gets misplaced.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024
Earlier this year, a poultry sample got misplaced and went untested for three weeks, Laxamana said.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
Nonetheless, penny backers claim the ire surrounding the coin is misplaced.
—Greg McKenna, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2024
Check to see if your aggression is misplaced.
—USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024
Its noble mission of developing safe AGI now seems misplaced, like trying to teach a cat democracy.
—Sejal Sharma, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, the focus on Wall Street landlords appears misplaced, as institutional ownership represents a small and shrinking share of the housing market.
—Roger Valdez, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
Verb
His comments are reflective of an emerging understanding that ascribes the party’s shortcomings to voters’ dissatisfaction with pocketbook issues and the perception among the electorate that Democratic priorities were misplaced.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 6 Dec. 2024
The tiny tag syncs up to the ‘Find My’ app on Apple devices and even has a small speaker that makes noise once an item has been misplaced.
—Ali Faccenda, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
But the blame often gets misplaced.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024
Earlier this year, a poultry sample got misplaced and went untested for three weeks, Laxamana said.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
Nonetheless, penny backers claim the ire surrounding the coin is misplaced.
—Greg McKenna, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2024
Check to see if your aggression is misplaced.
—USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024
Its noble mission of developing safe AGI now seems misplaced, like trying to teach a cat democracy.
—Sejal Sharma, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, the focus on Wall Street landlords appears misplaced, as institutional ownership represents a small and shrinking share of the housing market.
—Roger Valdez, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misplaced
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The week’s biggest stories Missing people L.A. firefighter who went missing after Long Beach dive identified, but he hasn’t been found.Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
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Now, 14 years later, Bear’s teen sister has gone missing too.Lizz Schumer, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024
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A lot of people in this book have lost great friends, and pets become even more meaningful.R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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But the truth is, fortunes will be made in the next four years and, sadly, retirements will be lost.Brett Owens, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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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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People have found out in the process — some who’ve gone virtual — their attendance has gone way up.Peggy O’Hare, ExpressNews.com, 7 May 2020
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“Misplaced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misplaced. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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