missing

adjective

miss·​ing ˈmi-siŋ How to pronounce missing (audio)
: absent
also : lost
missing in action

Examples of missing in a Sentence

The new director has provided the missing ingredient that was needed for the show's success. the missing socks turned up in the dog's special hiding place
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Now, 14 years later, their teenage daughter has gone missing from a summer camp near the family’s Adirondack estate. Rachel Flynn, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024 The girls went missing that day after going hiking at the Monon High Bridge in Delphi. Ron Wilkins, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Nov. 2024 On Tuesday, a cell phone forensic expert testified that data from Libby’s cell phone shows someone inserted a headphones cord into the phone on the night the girls went missing and then removed it five hours later, according to WTHR. Eric Levenson, Zoe Sottile and Jean Casarez, CNN, 6 Nov. 2024 In January 2022 — about two months after Kevin went missing — the Jamestown Police Department posted about his disappearance on Facebook. Nicolás Viñuela, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for missing 

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of missing was in the 14th century

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“Missing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/missing. Accessed 4 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

missing

adjective
miss·​ing ˈmis-iŋ How to pronounce missing (audio)
: absent entry 1 sense 1, lost
missing persons
missing in action

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