as in to lose
to be unable to find or have at hand
I'm always mislaying my bus pass
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Recent Examples of mislay
Someone also mislaid their $10,000 Louis Vuitton Horizon 55 Rock Climbing in Chalk Taurillon Monogram Suitcase.
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Zach Wichter, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
This document, mislaid for decades, describes how the compound was made and how Imperial Chemical Industries, where Richardson worked, almost terminated the project because the company was hoping to produce a contraceptive, not a cancer therapy.
—Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2024
If there was a gift table at the wedding, there is always the possibility that one or more of the gifts was mislaid.
—Amy Dickinson, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Sep. 2023
The footage confiscated by the bank was donated in 2010 to the Panamanian Ministry of Culture, and subsequently mislaid; by chance, further reels were found by Gaisseau’s widow in a family friend’s home.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 31 Aug. 2023
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Zach Wichter, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
This document, mislaid for decades, describes how the compound was made and how Imperial Chemical Industries, where Richardson worked, almost terminated the project because the company was hoping to produce a contraceptive, not a cancer therapy.
—Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2024
If there was a gift table at the wedding, there is always the possibility that one or more of the gifts was mislaid.
—Amy Dickinson, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Sep. 2023
The footage confiscated by the bank was donated in 2010 to the Panamanian Ministry of Culture, and subsequently mislaid; by chance, further reels were found by Gaisseau’s widow in a family friend’s home.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 31 Aug. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mislay
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Instead of following that plan, Artamonov put investor money into risky short-term options, losing millions of dollars, often within days of receiving the money from investors, the indictment said.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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The Phillies can't afford to lose him to another team this winter, no matter the price.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Critics are waxing nostalgic for the edgy and outrageous comments of social critic humorists such as Dick Gregory, Mort Sahl, George Carlin, and Don Imus, forgetting that none of those figures were ever the host of a broadcast network TV show.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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Lily Wohlner,
Allure,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Mislay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mislay. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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