as in loses
to be unable to find or have at hand
I seem to have misplaced my keys
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Recent Examples of misplaces
Tommy borrows all of Greg’s toiletries and immediately misplaces them.
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Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
13 Apr. 2026
Mbeumo misplaces a pass as United attack and his family groan before dissecting the move.
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Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
Apple AirTag 4-pack As someone who constantly misplaces items, Apple AirTags have been a game-changer in my everyday life.
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Melony Forcier,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Oct. 2025
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
13 Apr. 2026
Mbeumo misplaces a pass as United attack and his family groan before dissecting the move.
—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
Apple AirTag 4-pack As someone who constantly misplaces items, Apple AirTags have been a game-changer in my everyday life.
—
Melony Forcier,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misplaces
Verb
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The deeper the water, the sooner a vehicle loses traction on the road.
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And the company doing the genuine, expensive work of transition loses the one advantage the label was meant to confer, cheaper capital and patient shareholders who believe the plan.
Verb
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There’s a great accidental gag in a cut bit from the original MTV pilot when a deputy pulls up to arrest Knoxville and forgets to put her car in park.
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Each time the price comes back down, Europe forgets what the spike was trying to say.
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Memorizing where relationships happen in every country misses the point.
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Yet that misses the gentle buzz of excitement when Secrets visited.
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“Misplaces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misplaces. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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