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
Will Leitch, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
Spillane’s second pick was a deep misfire Maye ripped later in practice either for DeMario Douglas or Stefon Diggs.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 18 Aug. 2025
Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
Trump takes control of Washington police as liberal anchor's superhero mockery misfires.
—FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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Verb
But, not surprisingly, Howard doesn’t really have the taste for wicked delights, leaving Eden an intriguing misfire.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
Spillane’s second pick was a deep misfire Maye ripped later in practice either for DeMario Douglas or Stefon Diggs.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 18 Aug. 2025
Noun
Ten minutes later, Suarez delivered another assist on a silver platter to Allende, who was one on one with Sounders goalkeeper Andrew Thomas, but misfired and his shot sailed right.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
Trump takes control of Washington police as liberal anchor's superhero mockery misfires.
—FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misfire
Verb
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In what was billed as the biggest game in the history of this border feud, Indiana attacked from the first quarter and the Illini failed to respond.—
Scott Dochterman,
New York Times,
21 Sep. 2025
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Due in part to that battle, Bumgarner failed to pitch at least six innings for the first time in two months.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
20 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The revival gives players a chance to experience Nintendo’s most infamous console flop, now with better hardware and comfort.—
Charlie Fink,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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In fairness, Allen sold the call by snapping back his head in something of an NBA or international soccer flop.—
Ian O'Connor,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But Truman said in late May that prosecutors may use other state laws involving disposing of remains to prosecute women who have miscarried, per DC Now reporting.—
Sophie Clark,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 June 2025
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The boy was the father of a baby Lily had miscarried three weeks prior, Brown said.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 May 2025
Noun
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Just as social media makes legacy media apparatus look sluggish by comparison, prediction markets expose traditional polls and surveys for being tainted by bias (see the 2016 Clinton fiasco).—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Sep. 2025
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Long ago, most normal people concluded that this fiasco should be abandoned.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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For example, insufficient electricity supply can stall data center development, while waste-to-energy solutions can strengthen both agriculture and power systems.—
Maurice Obeid,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The Legislature has spent three years working on a plan for a long-term funding measure, but negotiations stalled last year against opposition from a number of groups.—
Kate Talerico,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Afterward, Mitchell became the editor of Nuclear Times, the disarmament magazine, despite having no nuclear background other than some extravagant atomic-bomb drills in junior high in the fifties.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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Drills started with a massive bang when several Russian fighter jets came streaking in at a low level, dropping bombs on mock targets.—
Frederik Pleitgen,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Last September, generative AI was looking to me like a big dud.—
Peter Cohan,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Out of 23 songs, there’s maybe five or six keepers, buried in way too many duds that drag on forever at three minutes.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The storm also left people trapped in seven vehicles on nearby roads after overflowing creeks caused washouts, deputies said.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Because of semaglutide's long washout period, treatment should also be stopped at least two months before a planned pregnancy.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Misfire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misfire. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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