as in missing
no longer possessed
a traveler looking for his mislaid passport
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as in lost
to be unable to find or have at hand
I'm always mislaying my bus pass
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Recent Examples of mislaid
Todd Feurer, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2025
Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
Too, the suspicion that it could not be done again, that the ability to pull it off had been mislaid.
—Joy Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Assistant coach Ryan Jensen, the Fort Morgan native and a Super Bowl champ with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, mislaid his hat before the game and had to borrow someone else’s.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2025
Adjective
He also was charged with misdemeanor counts of theft of mislaid property.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2025
Verb
So many things, dropped and lost and mislaid, twinkling all over the place like a museum/ junkyard.
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
Too, the suspicion that it could not be done again, that the ability to pull it off had been mislaid.
—Joy Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Assistant coach Ryan Jensen, the Fort Morgan native and a Super Bowl champ with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, mislaid his hat before the game and had to borrow someone else’s.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mislaid
Adjective
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Jerry also comes back, having escaped Fergal and now in search of his missing friend.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
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Chronister said content on Abugharbieh’s phone had been erased, but a forensic examination revealed disturbing searches in the days before Bristy and Limon went missing.—
Mike Schneider,
Sun Sentinel,
1 May 2026
Verb
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Sad memories of last year — when Wooten lost a tiebreaker in her state championship singles match to hand Palmetto the title — are all but erased.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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The Thompsons lost their mother to a heart attack in January 2023, according to TMZ.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Room by room, the author takes us through the house, now long gone.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2026
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Retaining Hall, 39, keeps one familiar face from Dart’s rookie year on the offensive side of the building for his second NFL season, with Brian Daboll, Mike Kafka and Shea Tierney all long gone.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
31 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Speakers repeatedly pointed to Duke Energy executives’ multimillion-dollar compensation as evidence of misplaced priorities.—
Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Apr. 2026
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Frustrations That Build Toward Release The song’s lyrics focus on small, relatable challenges; misplaced items, technical glitches, and everyday setbacks create tangible tension.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Mislaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mislaid. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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