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 Synonyms for mislaid
Adjective
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He was initially described as being cooperative with police when Ana Walshe went missing but was soon arrested and charged with her murder.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025 -
An unknown amount of people remain missing.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Smaller dogs showed more nighttime activity and higher stress hormones in their early shelter days, and, on average, all canines lost about 5 percent of their body weight during the first two weeks.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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In Kimetsu, anger and sadness over what has been taken away or lost, and the strong desire to protect what’s dear to you, drive the battles.—
Billboard Japan,
Billboard,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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By reprogramming ordinary cells—like skin fibroblasts—into stem cells, scientists hope to create eggs and sperm from individuals long gone.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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So many firsts, gone, charred to ash, just remnants of an area that once represented Black prosperity and joy.—
Maya Richard-Craven,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Really, though, the defensive problems against a Rangers side thrashed 7-1 on their last away assignment at Coventry City ran a lot deeper than a few misplaced passes.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Most problems come from messy data, poor planning, or misplaced expectations.—
Louis Mosca,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Mislaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mislaid. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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