as in to fail
to go wrong
their scheme to rob the bank misfired disastrously and landed them all in jail
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Recent Examples of misfire
Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Oct. 2024
Lawrence, historians said, approached Jackson, who was leaving a funeral in the Capitol, and shot at him with a pistol, but the gun misfired.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 18 Sep. 2024
Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024
While past metaverse mashup films have all had a valedictory feel, with fan favorite actors returning to take a victory lap, Deadpool & Wolverine seems just as focused on the misfits and the misfires.
—Chris Baker, WIRED, 25 July 2024
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Verb
September 29, 2024 In other words, the section of the Falcon 9 rocket that propelled the first part of the flight misfired after separating from the craft.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Oct. 2024
Lawrence, historians said, approached Jackson, who was leaving a funeral in the Capitol, and shot at him with a pistol, but the gun misfired.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 18 Sep. 2024
Noun
The obvious comparison point is Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, Sorkin’s 2006 NBC misfire chronicling the behind-the-scenes happenings at a live sketch-comedy show loosely based on SNL.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024
While past metaverse mashup films have all had a valedictory feel, with fan favorite actors returning to take a victory lap, Deadpool & Wolverine seems just as focused on the misfits and the misfires.
—Chris Baker, WIRED, 25 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misfire
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The algorithm failed to de-age the neck on some subjects.PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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Taylor, in Bonneville County, has failed to provide any records to that committee for at least eight years.Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2024
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Zemeckis’ bitterly funny 1992 satire Death Becomes Her, considered a flop upon its release, has been rediscovered and embraced by younger audiences.Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
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Most notoriously, his 2022 film Black Adam was a huge flop at the box office (and with critics) and prompted rumors of backstage tyranny and egomania from the star.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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Louisiana’s law could also make pharmacists less likely to fill misoprostol prescriptions for people miscarrying at home, or even for non-pregnant patients taking the drug before IUD insertions or diagnostic procedures called hysteroscopies.Susan Rinkunas, refinery29.com, 28 Oct. 2024
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The news causes Rhaenyra to miscarry her third child with Daemon.Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 13 June 2024
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Over the coming days, the owners of Four Seasons Total Landscaping did their patriotic duty and cashed in on their temporary notoriety, selling souvenirs to commemorate the fiasco; to Trump’s detractors, the debacle epitomized the clownish incompetence that had defined his presidency.Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
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This gradual adoption of Windows on Arm should be a success story, but the dev kit fiasco has overshadowed it.Tom Warren, The Verge, 18 Oct. 2024
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But an arriving cold front helped stall that fire’s progress.Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
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She’s fared far better on the Official Singles Downloads tally, where she’s collected 21 smashes that have stalled between Nos. 1 and 10.Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Before the eruption, which lasted for more than 24 hours and had the power of thousands of nuclear bombs, Mount Vesuvius had been mostly dormant for centuries.Hannah Peart, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Over the past week, the Russian Federation has launched a significant assault on Ukraine, deploying 900 glide bombs, 500 Shahed drones, and 30 missiles.Katya Soldak, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Doing just two — or sometimes three — live-action series a year should decrease the likelihood of ending up with a dud; keeping prices in line reduces the financial downside should one slip through anyway.Josef Adalian, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
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Out west, the defending NFC champion San Francisco 49ers put up another dud of a performance.Vincent Frank, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
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Still, Thursday wasn’t a complete washout, thanks in part to cruise ships and cigarettes.Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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Friday, day two of the four-day festival, was a washout.Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Misfire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misfire. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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