as in to fail
to go wrong
their scheme to rob the bank misfired disastrously and landed them all in jail
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as in catastrophe
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Recent Examples of misfire
Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
In the scuffle, Lawrence pulled out a second pistol; but that gun also misfired.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 18 Sep. 2024
Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
Those misfires proved audiences will no longer show up simply because there’s a DC or Marvel logo in the title credits.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 14 Oct. 2024
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Verb
Theatrical movies from Warner Bros. misfired, providing more incentive for top executives to prioritize TV distribution to maintain the company’s revenue picture.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
In the scuffle, Lawrence pulled out a second pistol; but that gun also misfired.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 18 Sep. 2024
Noun
But thanks to an astrological reader, a Christmas miracle (er, misfire?) strikes and leaves the family waking up in each other's bodies on the most important day of their lives.
—Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
Those misfires proved audiences will no longer show up simply because there’s a DC or Marvel logo in the title credits.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 14 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misfire
Verb
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TikTok's last-ditch legal challenge failed on Friday, when the Supreme Court said the law does not violate the First Amendment.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
18 Jan. 2025
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On the other hand, one failing component could indicate that other parts of the oven will fail soon too.—
Kamron Sanders,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Jan. 2025
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However, for every success, there’s a flop; despite injury setbacks, former teammate Anthony Martial endured a fruitless spell at Sevilla.—
Henry Flynn,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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Alan Cumming and Jamie Kennedy starred in the 2005 standalone sequel Son of the Mask, which was a critical and commercial flop.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
17 Jan. 2025
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Three miscarrying Texas women, mourning the loss of their pregnancies, died without getting a procedure; one was a teenager.—
Ziva Branstetter,
ProPublica,
17 Jan. 2025
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Patients who are miscarrying still don’t know what to expect from Houston Methodist.—
Lizzie Presser,
ProPublica,
25 Nov. 2024
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Drawing the Line Against Russia Mr. Blinken’s first test, the American withdrawal from Afghanistan, was widely seen as a fiasco.—
Edward Wong,
New York Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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That sequence was eerily similar to a goal-line fiasco against Ohio State.—
Audrey Snyder,
The Athletic,
10 Jan. 2025
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But despite her plea for funding, the City Council authorized only a fraction of it and hiring stalled, caught up in the red tape of L.A. bureaucracy, according to a new report.—
Michael Ruiz,
Fox News,
27 Jan. 2025
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In a shocking turn of events, the Astros could look to land Bregman after his negotiations with other teams stalled.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
25 Jan. 2025
Noun
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None of the employees of the branch was injured, McDonald's Ukraine said, adding that everyone working at the restaurant had reached bomb shelters in time.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
19 Jan. 2025
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Housed in the bunkers is ordnance of all types - mortars, artillery shells, grenades, aerial bombs, mines - and from countries including Russia, the U.S. and Great Britain. Peter Ewler, a bomb disposal expert, greeted us at his bunker near the Oder River at the Polish/German border.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
Noun
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David is still kind of a dud in this game despite his Aussie Survivor reputation.—
Laura Bradley,
Vulture,
21 Jan. 2025
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If Siren’s Curse turns out to be a dud, Americans will have to travel to Sandusky, Ohio ,or Austin, Texas, to get their tilt coaster thrills.—
Brady MacDonald,
Orange County Register,
20 Jan. 2025
Noun
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An east wind will maintain a higher risk of rip currents along the coast, but overall, the holiday period will not see a washout.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
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On six of those instances, the games were postponed on back-to-back days, including a stretch of three consecutive days of washouts.—
Chris Kirschner,
The Athletic,
22 Nov. 2024
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“Misfire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misfire. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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