as in to lose
to be unable to find or have at hand
I seem to have misplaced my keys
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Recent Examples of misplace
All of this complicates the prevailing but misplaced political narrative that New York is getting MAGA-ier.
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Donna Lieberman, New York Daily News, 19 Jan. 2025
The forgetful habit of misplacing or losing essential belongings is a universal experience, resulting in an average person losing approximately four items a month and more than 3,000 in their lifetime.
—Ethan Stone, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
But any concerns that starting with a three-man central defence, for only the sixth time as Newcastle head coach, was a retrograde move were misplaced.
—Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 6 Feb. 2025
But on one of the risks of climate change — deaths by extreme weather — that trust is misplaced.
—David Seidemann, National Review, 2 Feb. 2025
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Donna Lieberman, New York Daily News, 19 Jan. 2025
The forgetful habit of misplacing or losing essential belongings is a universal experience, resulting in an average person losing approximately four items a month and more than 3,000 in their lifetime.
—Ethan Stone, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
But any concerns that starting with a three-man central defence, for only the sixth time as Newcastle head coach, was a retrograde move were misplaced.
—Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 6 Feb. 2025
But on one of the risks of climate change — deaths by extreme weather — that trust is misplaced.
—David Seidemann, National Review, 2 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misplace
Verb
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Offering free art of homes lost to the Southern California fires is not an idea unique to Homes in Memoriam.—
Jessie Schiewe,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2025
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This all might help explain why some of the hot tech trades over the past year have lost their momentum.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2025
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Gone but not forgotten: Lizzy Caplan is opening up about that Gambit movie that never was, and her honest thoughts on it getting scrapped.—
Lauren Huff,
EW.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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Items in the collab, to be released March 7, include caps with Murakami’s signature, colorful, smiling flowers, clothing, and—not to be forgotten—an all-American favorite collector’s item: baseball cards.—
The Editors of ARTnews,
ARTnews.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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Jalen Suggs last played for the Orlando Magic on Jan. 25 and has missed 15 games.—
Stan Son,
The Athletic,
5 Mar. 2025
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Reports surfaced in 2021 that Casey Anthony had created a TikTok account and had been posting videos claiming to miss Caylee.—
Aja Romano,
Vox,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Misplace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misplace. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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