as in loss
the act or an instance of not having or being able to find
your mislaying of the car keys caused us to be late for work once again
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as in losing
to be unable to find or have at hand
I'm always mislaying my bus pass
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mislaying
Noun
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Between those losses, Illinois won four straight games in promising fashion: two against Iowa, at then-No. 13 Michigan and against then-No. 18 Purdue.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2025 -
And since a large proportion of scientific research funding typically goes to research personnel, the result has and will be job losses.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
Verb
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One of the biggest injuries the team faced was losing Christian McCaffrey.—
George Monastiriakos,
Newsweek,
31 Dec. 2024
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The plane crashed into a concrete barrier near the runway after losing control for unidentified reasons.—
Conor Murray,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Another pitfall is forgetting about the investments that are placed in the IRA.—
Chris Carosa,
Forbes,
30 Dec. 2024
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She was cast after a previous actress kept forgetting her lines, Cherry says.—
Colson Thayer,
People.com,
28 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Keegan Murray is considered questionable after missing the past two games with left ankle inflammation.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacramento Bee,
5 Jan. 2025
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The Leafs looked to finally have the missing piece.—
Joshua Kloke,
The Athletic,
5 Jan. 2025
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“Mislaying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mislaying. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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