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
Tragically, that belief was misplaced.
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Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 20 Mar. 2026
However, while some of the immediate blame might be misplaced, Altman confirmed that the underlying threat to traditional employment is grounded in reality.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2026
And misplacing long-term planning over the club’s pressing short-term needs no longer stands up to scrutiny.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
In the meantime, Wisconsin is apparently absorbing all of the offense the Boilermakers have misplaced.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 11 Mar. 2026
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Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 20 Mar. 2026
However, while some of the immediate blame might be misplaced, Altman confirmed that the underlying threat to traditional employment is grounded in reality.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2026
And misplacing long-term planning over the club’s pressing short-term needs no longer stands up to scrutiny.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
In the meantime, Wisconsin is apparently absorbing all of the offense the Boilermakers have misplaced.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 11 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misplace
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One such affair claimed an extra life when the executioner’s son ascended the scaffold to brandish a head, lost his footing, and fell to his death.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
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The Rockets are a team that lost its starting point guard (Fred VanVleet) at the start of the year while the Knicks brought back and built upon the exact same core that punched the franchise’s first ticket to the conference finals in the last quarter-century.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
1 Apr. 2026
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And don't forget to join the Bake Club Group chat over on Substack.—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 Apr. 2026
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And Gulf citizens aren’t going to forgive and forget.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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Kane did not play either of them, missing the Japan game as a precaution.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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The Will County Sheriff's Office confirmed on Monday that more remains have been found in the same location where the bones of a missing man were discovered last week.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Misplace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misplace. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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