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as in lost
no longer possessed
the missing socks turned up in the dog's special hiding place
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2
as in absent
not present or in evidence
any sense of how real people talk and act is missing from this novel
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as in skipping
to fail to attend
had to miss work for a week because of the flu
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as in misunderstanding
to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of
I think you're missing the point
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as in failing
to be unsuccessful
everyone knows that most of the new television series will miss and be gone before anyone notices
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Recent Examples of missing
Mark Price, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2025
What’s missing for this business owner and countless others is a unified platform that can handle all of their financial management needs.
—Juliana Berger, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 4 Jan. 2025
The Raiders, meanwhile, remain in quarterback purgatory, and that franchise isn’t getting any help from the owner, who keeps swinging and missing with head-coaching hires.
—Jeff Howe, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
The search for a missing 84-year-old man became even more challenging when rescuers located him in a marsh, but couldn’t find their way back out in the dark, Florida officials say.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2025
What’s missing for this business owner and countless others is a unified platform that can handle all of their financial management needs.
—Juliana Berger, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Verb
Along with missing Butler, the Heat ruled out Josh Richardson (right heel inflammation), Dru Smith (left Achilles surgery) and Isaiah Stevens (G League) for Saturday’s game against the Jazz.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 4 Jan. 2025
The Raiders, meanwhile, remain in quarterback purgatory, and that franchise isn’t getting any help from the owner, who keeps swinging and missing with head-coaching hires.
—Jeff Howe, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for missing
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Lawrence Summers, former treasury secretary and director of the National Economic Council, estimated that the tariffs could cost the U.S. economy $30 trillion in lost value—roughly $300,000 per family of four.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
3 Apr. 2025
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Mail Letters Contrary to popular belief, sending snail mail is not a lost art.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Apr. 2025
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Photo : Icon 4x4 For this prototype, sound-deadening materials and carpeting were absent in order to help locate newfound creaks and rattles that a V-8 engine might cover up.—
Michael Van Runkle,
Robb Report,
2 Apr. 2025
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To be fair, this sentiment is nearly fully absent in Congress as well.—
Clyde Wayne Crews Jr.,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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After lobbying for more LGBTQ+ representation on the reality competition show in his capacity as a producer, this season’s set of winners included two out contestants.—
James Factora,
Them.,
28 Mar. 2025
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The many out buildings include ’The Marsh House’, a working greenhouse and plenty of out buildings.—
TJ Macias,
Miami Herald,
21 Mar. 2025
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One issue that is rarely mentioned involves the potential harsh blowback that heavy drinkers might experience when suddenly skipping alcohol for a full month.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
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The crawl from one to the other matters as much as the enlightenment itself—skipping the charnel grounds isn’t an option.—
Jackson Arn,
The New Yorker,
2 Jan. 2025
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But failing to advance beyond the wild-card round (not to mention losing in infamous or controversial fashion) isn’t what fans had in mind when the front office spoke about building a sustainable contender years ago.—
Kaitlyn McGrath,
The Athletic,
31 Dec. 2024
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Given the constant demands by wind, solar, and EV company executives for more and more government subsidies to sustain their failing business models, this reality could become disastrous for those rent-seeking industries in the coming years as the era of crony capitalism comes to a close.—
David Blackmon,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
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So many firsts, gone, charred to ash, just remnants of an area that once represented Black prosperity and joy.—
Maya Richard-Craven,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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The original pioneers were mostly busy making non-hyperpop or gone: SOPHIE tragically died in 2021; 100 gecs spent years toiling to make their zany stadium-rock second album.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
3 Oct. 2024
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This was the third game between the two old rivals this season, Galatasaray having won the away league fixture in September and February’s return ending in a goalless draw.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
3 Apr. 2025
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This party theme is especially great for away games and out-of-town tournaments.—
Maggie Griswold,
StyleCaster,
1 Apr. 2025
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This pre-dates the casual fashions that would take hold during the 1960s, eventually collapsing traditional dressiness by the 1970s, making Sumbariners and GMT Masters the thing to wear.—
Allen Farmelo,
Robb Report,
26 Dec. 2024
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Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse On March 26, a container ship struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, collapsing the bridge and killing six construction workers who were filling potholes on the span.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
26 Dec. 2024
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“Missing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/missing. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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