miscarried

verb

past tense of miscarry
as in failed
to go wrong the scheme to save the stranded dolphins miscarried, and all were lost

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Recent Examples of miscarried The Cincinnati Bengals player, 31, and his wife announced in a joint Instagram post on Friday, July 17, that their baby, a boy, miscarried at 16 weeks. — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 19 July 2026 Two years later, in May 2025, Andrews recorded an emotional episode on the same day her surrogate miscarried. — Jayna Bardahl, New York Times, 15 July 2026 Goodman miscarried multiple times, and lost at least one child in infancy. — Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 1 June 2026 Gutierrez had been held hostage alongside two of his nieces, one of whom was three months pregnant and subsequently miscarried. — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2026 Cillíní were reserved for babies who were stillborn, miscarried, or died at birth without having been baptized. — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 8 Feb. 2026 So his wife miscarried five more times before Nile and died of ovarian cancer. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025 There were initial claims that the 15-year-old girl miscarried, police told WSYX, but it was later revealed the baby was born alive and died for unknown reasons. — Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025 While all is well for Asher and Archer, Chicago Fire’s premiere brought fans the sad report that Stella had miscarried. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for miscarried
  1. failed
  2. died
  3. misfired
  4. stalled
Verb
  • In 2025, Gill failed to the make the Minnesota Vikings’ roster out of training camp.
    — Mike Kaye July 27, Charlotte Observer, 27 July 2026
  • On June 10, the site failed another inspection, according to city records.
    — Zuri Primos July 27, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026
Definition of failed
Verb
  • Stacy co-sponsored a controversial bill that ultimately died in 2023, HB 419, which sought to ban gender transition procedures, hormones and puberty blockers for minors.
    — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026
  • One of the victims died at the hospital, Seattle Police Assistant Chief Tyrone Davis said in a news briefing late Sunday.
    — Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 27 July 2026
Definition of died
Verb
  • Rybakina’s serve and forehand can take any match out of her opponent’s hands, especially on grass, but the latter shot has misfired of late, and McNally’s changes in rhythm will give the 27-year-old a serious working over.
    — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 1 July 2026
  • Court records show the teen tried to shoot Spencer with a rifle, but the gun misfired.
    — CBS Miami Team, CBS News, 25 June 2026
Definition of misfired
Verb
  • Getty Images The Philadelphia Phillies are in the final days before the MLB trade deadline searching for answers to an offense that has stalled at an inopportune time.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • Ghiberti reportedly could not explain how the system should be assembled, and construction stalled.
    — Alicja Zelazko, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026
Definition of stalled

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