as in to lose
to be unable to find or have at hand
I seem to have misplaced my keys
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Recent Examples of misplace
Families fight, yes, but there’s a mean streak here that feels misplaced.
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Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 9 May 2025
And so really the emphasis that has been put on our genes for healthy aging is misplaced.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 8 May 2025
Chernow’s biography has clothes and buttons galore but misplaces the man.
—Dwight Garner, New York Times, 13 May 2025
There were mics that were misplaced, and a lot of mics were moved between the matinee and evening shows.
—Gary Graff, Billboard, 17 Apr. 2025
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Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 9 May 2025
And so really the emphasis that has been put on our genes for healthy aging is misplaced.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 8 May 2025
Chernow’s biography has clothes and buttons galore but misplaces the man.
—Dwight Garner, New York Times, 13 May 2025
There were mics that were misplaced, and a lot of mics were moved between the matinee and evening shows.
—Gary Graff, Billboard, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misplace
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The University of San Diego and San Diego State both lost Thursday to drop into the losers’ brackets of their respective double-elimination conference baseball tournaments.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 May 2025
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Lu Chuan is also developing a road movie script about a couple traveling to the woman’s hometown for a wedding ceremony, but the woman has lost her memory.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
22 May 2025
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Her husband, Kevin, forgot to put them on that morning.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
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Just don’t forget to click the coupon for extra savings.—
Clint Davis,
People.com,
23 May 2025
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Both teams had their first two penalties saved, before Steaua eventually got themselves together to score two… which was enough because Barca missed all four of theirs.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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Kirsten Acuna,
People.com,
28 May 2025
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“Misplace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misplace. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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