as in losing
to be unable to find or have at hand
I seem to have misplaced my keys
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Recent Examples of misplacing
And misplacing long-term planning over the club’s pressing short-term needs no longer stands up to scrutiny.
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Elias Burke, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
One standout moment shows the robot stepping down, briefly misplacing its foot, and then subtly repositioning it before continuing forward.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 9 Feb. 2026
That employee questioned whether the cost of moving equipment from one building to another, possibly misplacing or throwing away equipment in the process, was actually saving Goddard and the federal government money.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
Elias Burke, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
One standout moment shows the robot stepping down, briefly misplacing its foot, and then subtly repositioning it before continuing forward.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 9 Feb. 2026
That employee questioned whether the cost of moving equipment from one building to another, possibly misplacing or throwing away equipment in the process, was actually saving Goddard and the federal government money.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misplacing
Verb
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Boston has not won a playoff series since, finishing last in back-to-back years before returning to the postseason last season and losing to the Yankees in the wild-card round.—
Jimmy Golen,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Winning is obviously much more fun than losing, but losing is part of it.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The bank wants her descendants to stop forgetting it.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Kudrow, who starred as the free-spirited Phoebe Buffay, said the writers reprimanded the cast for forgetting lines and spent their off-hours fantasizing about her female co-stars.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The Red Sox finished third in the AL East the next season, missing the playoffs for the first time in five years.—
Jimmy Golen,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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While the Giants addressed wide receiver, a big missing piece remains in boosting the defensive tackle spot.—
Charlotte Carroll,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Misplacing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misplacing. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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