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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Recent Examples of misfire
Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 7 Feb. 2025
Bull’s-eyed the NFC with Eagles beating and covering over Washington, but misfired in calling a Buffalo upset of the Chiefs..
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2025
Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
Another unfortunate misfire for the studio of Harry, Albert, Sam and Jack…but Minecraft is coming.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 21 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Then, an upper stage misfired during a deorbit burn after an otherwise successful launch in September, causing debris to fall outside of the pre-approved danger area.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 7 Feb. 2025
Bull’s-eyed the NFC with Eagles beating and covering over Washington, but misfired in calling a Buffalo upset of the Chiefs..
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2025
Noun
Trump's post likely is due to the fact that Kamala Harris came within a whisker of winning the presidency through a misfire.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
Another unfortunate misfire for the studio of Harry, Albert, Sam and Jack…but Minecraft is coming.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misfire
Verb
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Most failed to hit their targets and crashed into the ocean.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
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Instead, the bills failed to pass, and Democrat Assemblymember Rick Zbur compared them to Nazi Germany practices.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Even flops refine algorithms, fueling megahits like Stranger Things and Squid Game.—
Jessica Mendoza,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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The movie was a flop when it was released, earning just more than $300,000.—
Victoria Edel,
People.com,
29 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The friend who miscarried three times in a calendar year.—
Ashley Parker,
The Atlantic,
2 Apr. 2025
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But heartbreakingly, Joy miscarried again in mid-March.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
29 Mar. 2025
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Note that not a single member involved in the texting fiasco, including at least one top official who appears to have participated while traveling in Russia, was sensible enough to question their collective lack of operational security.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Mar. 2025
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And to be clear: Butler deserves far more of the blame for his fiasco, because of his deplorable behavior in his final months with the Heat.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
25 Mar. 2025
Verb
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While former President Joe Biden sought to revive the deal, negotiations stalled, and Trump's second-term policies have further tightened sanctions.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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Inflation has fallen from a 40-year peak of 9.1% in 2022, but the last stretch to meet the Fed's 2% goal has stalled.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2025
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Trump hasn't been shy in elevating the campaign on social media; last weekend, the president posted a video, purportedly of several dozen Houthi militants assembling at an undisclosed location, getting hit by U.S. bombs.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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The two measures were intended to block a total of $8.8 billion in heavy bombs and other munitions to Israel.—
Jared Gans,
The Hill,
8 Apr. 2025
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But overall, the stock has been a dud since its IPO, despite soaring private market valuations of sports teams.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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First, his ex-fling Amber arrives with a chip on her shoulder from their dud of a relationship and snarkily brings up how dating Janine is a power imbalance.—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
3 Apr. 2025
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Cinema Saviours After years of the washout of the Covid years, the appearance of Oppenheimer and Barbie, appearing in cinemas at the same time gave us the much talked about ‘Barbenheimer’ phenomenon, with many people choosing to see both films on the same day.—
Benny Har-Even,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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In fairness, Grier and McDaniel haven’t wasted much money on big-ticket washouts.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Misfire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misfire. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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