1
as in skips
to fail to attend
had to miss work for a week because of the flu
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2
as in misunderstands
to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of
I think you're missing the point
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3
as in fails
to be unsuccessful
everyone knows that most of the new television series will miss and be gone before anyone notices
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1
as in girls
a female person who has not yet reached adulthood
a talented young miss who wants to become a writer
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as in maidens
a young unmarried woman
you should ask that young miss if she would like to dance
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as in disasters
something that has failed
a television season with far fewer hits than misses
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Recent Examples of misses
Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Normally, Ralston said, a person that misses a turn would just swing around quickly and backtrack.
—Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 8 Feb. 2026
With a broken arm, American teenager Ollie Martin misses podium in first medal controversy of the Games.
—Alex Connor, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
If your child misses a daily dose, simply wait until the following day to begin taking vitamins again.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
But the familiar narrative — blaming teachers, curriculum or school culture — misses deeper structural realities behind the numbers.
—Jill Stegman, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
Say a person is in a coma, or in rehab, or lost their home due to a natural disaster, and misses reporting their work requirement documentation, said Tracey Hutchings-Goetz, an organizer with Hoosier Action.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 5 Feb. 2026
Oral care has focused almost entirely on fluoride for decades, Hoss said, but fixating on any single ingredient misses the real drivers of oral health.
—Andrea Kane, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
Environmental groups told Bolster that the move will increase the likelihood that the agency misses sensitive habitat when deciding where to allow drilling.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Wolf’s been honest about the shooting slump that settled in over the past few weeks, and about the mental battle that can follow a few misses.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 10 Feb. 2026
There were no sitters within that catalogue of misses — nothing toe-curling or likely to do a million views on YouTube — but his profligacy allowed Dortmund to escape with a 2-1 win.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
The warhead uses a proximity and digital impact fuze rather than the Stinger’s impact and time-delay fuzes, allowing near-misses to still result in kills.
—David Szondy
february 08, New Atlas, 8 Feb. 2026
Waymo in December recalled software after its cars were ticketed with numerous citations in Austin, Texas, for illegally passing school buses among other near-misses.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 5 Feb. 2026
Each of these strange new existences is explored to its fullest, and while subsequent seasons had their share of hits and misses, there were some real highlights across the five-season run.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 29 Jan. 2026
While cash flow results did miss expectations, the misses were minor, not nearly enough to cause concern given the positive dynamics elsewhere, particularly in Bioprocessing, which is key to management’s outlook on the year.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026
McCoy dunked hard at the rim off the dribble, from a lob and even got a couple put-backs off his own misses.
—Justin Vigil Zuniga, Daily News, 25 Jan. 2026
Verb
This group shows how much the tournament misses Russia, talent-wise.
—Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Normally, Ralston said, a person that misses a turn would just swing around quickly and backtrack.
—Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 8 Feb. 2026
With a broken arm, American teenager Ollie Martin misses podium in first medal controversy of the Games.
—Alex Connor, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
If your child misses a daily dose, simply wait until the following day to begin taking vitamins again.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
But the familiar narrative — blaming teachers, curriculum or school culture — misses deeper structural realities behind the numbers.
—Jill Stegman, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
Say a person is in a coma, or in rehab, or lost their home due to a natural disaster, and misses reporting their work requirement documentation, said Tracey Hutchings-Goetz, an organizer with Hoosier Action.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 5 Feb. 2026
Oral care has focused almost entirely on fluoride for decades, Hoss said, but fixating on any single ingredient misses the real drivers of oral health.
—Andrea Kane, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
Environmental groups told Bolster that the move will increase the likelihood that the agency misses sensitive habitat when deciding where to allow drilling.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Noun
The March 3 primary in a red state where Democrats haven’t claimed a Senate seat in 38 years has become an urgent priority, even though many in the party feel too burned by past Texas near-misses to get involved.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Wolf’s been honest about the shooting slump that settled in over the past few weeks, and about the mental battle that can follow a few misses.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 10 Feb. 2026
There were no sitters within that catalogue of misses — nothing toe-curling or likely to do a million views on YouTube — but his profligacy allowed Dortmund to escape with a 2-1 win.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
The warhead uses a proximity and digital impact fuze rather than the Stinger’s impact and time-delay fuzes, allowing near-misses to still result in kills.
—David Szondy
february 08, New Atlas, 8 Feb. 2026
Waymo in December recalled software after its cars were ticketed with numerous citations in Austin, Texas, for illegally passing school buses among other near-misses.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 5 Feb. 2026
Each of these strange new existences is explored to its fullest, and while subsequent seasons had their share of hits and misses, there were some real highlights across the five-season run.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 29 Jan. 2026
While cash flow results did miss expectations, the misses were minor, not nearly enough to cause concern given the positive dynamics elsewhere, particularly in Bioprocessing, which is key to management’s outlook on the year.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026
McCoy dunked hard at the rim off the dribble, from a lob and even got a couple put-backs off his own misses.
—Justin Vigil Zuniga, Daily News, 25 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misses
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The forthcoming new season skips ahead five years from where season two left off.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Feb. 2026
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From a few rows back on my right another guitarist makes eye contact, skips the first A chord of the pre-chorus, and frisbees a pack of nickel-wound DR Pure Blues through the air.—
Jeff Miller,
Rolling Stone,
6 Feb. 2026
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The profit accusation also misunderstands that vaccine payments don’t go into physicians’ pockets.—
Jess Steier,
STAT,
29 Jan. 2026
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That approach misunderstands what AI actually changes.—
Michael Wystrach,
Fortune,
29 Jan. 2026
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But if that process fails, Eddie Bauer shops in the US and Canada operated by the LLC could close, the company noted.—
Auzinea Bacon,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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Sometimes the figure tries and fails to stand up, slapping itself with floppy, almost boneless limbs.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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Multiple Independence homeowners suffered structural damage, flooding or partial home collapses that week, including Manuel Ramirez and Michael Thomas, whose home was built in 1949.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
11 Feb. 2026
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Social psychologists have long demonstrated that when individuals merge into a group, nuance collapses.—
Rabbi Bruce D. Forman,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Feb. 2026
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Fortunately for shareholders, the stock grants come with a feature similar to equity options that somewhat reduces Musk’s payday, especially in a case like the one above where the plan flops.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
29 Nov. 2025
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Amina blows her mom a kiss and then flops down in her crib, pretending to be asleep.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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The film tells the story 21-year-old Junyang, who drifts through life while his father quietly struggles to hold their modest home together.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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The middle-aged woman cured of breast cancer who now struggles to climb stairs because endocrine therapy has carved away her bone density and caused joint aches.—
Gilberto Lopes,
STAT,
12 Feb. 2026
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“Misses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misses. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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