miscarrying 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of miscarryingnext
as in infertile

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miscarrying

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verb

present participle of miscarry
as in failing
to go wrong the scheme to save the stranded dolphins miscarried, and all were lost

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  1. infertile
  2. failing
  3. barren
  4. dying
Adjective
  • For infertile couples, the government will update policies so that if fertility procedures fail, financial support won't be clawed back.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Some women—including those rendered infertile by cancer or other medical conditions—need donor eggs.
    Alex Knapp, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of infertile
Verb
  • One audit released in June faulted the state’s Department of Labor and Industry and Department of Revenue for failing to vet recipients of the bonus given to people working front-line jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic properly.
    Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Oct. 2024
  • And one failing to keep pace with the sudden surge in investor optimism toward China.
    William Pesek, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of failing
Adjective
  • The result is a barren playa, wide swaths of sand and earth.
    Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 28 Oct. 2024
  • In his latest novel, Annihilation, his protagonists wander through that barren world, disoriented, looking vainly for an exit.
    Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 24 Oct. 2024
Definition of barren
Verb
  • Within three years of leaving a state youth prison, four in 10 return to either the juvenile or adult prison system and those who don't return to prison face a higher likelihood of dying an early death.
    Laura A. Bischoff, The Enquirer, 21 Oct. 2024
  • The body camera footage also showed that as Hill lay dying on the floor of the garage, none of the officers who responded to the incident immediately provided first aid.
    Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of dying
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