as in to fail
to go wrong
the scheme to save the stranded dolphins miscarried, and all were lost
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Recent Examples of miscarry
But heartbreakingly, Joy miscarried again in mid-March.
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Melissa Willets, Parents, 29 Mar. 2025
Gemma miscarries and Mark finds her in the shower weeping.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Collins miscarried her pregnancy in last week’s episode, and some significant personal things happen to various doctors and nurses later on.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2025
ProPublica previously reported on two such cases in which miscarrying women in Texas died of sepsis after doctors delayed evacuating their uteruses.
—Lizzie Presser, ProPublica, 20 Feb. 2025
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Melissa Willets, Parents, 29 Mar. 2025
Gemma miscarries and Mark finds her in the shower weeping.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Collins miscarried her pregnancy in last week’s episode, and some significant personal things happen to various doctors and nurses later on.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2025
ProPublica previously reported on two such cases in which miscarrying women in Texas died of sepsis after doctors delayed evacuating their uteruses.
—Lizzie Presser, ProPublica, 20 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for miscarry
Recent Examples of Synonyms for miscarry
Verb
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The final lot, a tempera painting by Jacob Lawrence from 1958, failed to sell, providing a rather awkward round of applause to close the evening.—
Robb Report,
Robb Report,
18 May 2025
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Of course, those numbers will be all but washed away if the Thunder fail to reach the Western Conference finals.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
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Around the time of On’s 2021 initial public offering, Nike saw declining sales during a pullback from wholesale retailers and stalling innovation.—
Merritt Enright,
CNBC,
24 May 2025
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Unfortunately a bill requiring them to do so stalled in the California Senate last session, exacerbating concerns over whether Californians will be able to access the insurance market after January’s devastating wildfires.—
Jordan Haedtler,
Mercury News,
24 May 2025
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About 200 of those died in crashes that occurred on Chicago expressways, records show.—
Sam Charles,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2025
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The younger Irsay, who died last week at the age of 65, turned out to be the near opposite of his father.—
Steve Silverman,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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“Miscarry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miscarry. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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