1
as in to skip
to fail to attend
had to miss work for a week because of the flu
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2
as in to misunderstand
to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of
I think you're missing the point
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3
as in to fail
to be unsuccessful
everyone knows that most of the new television series will miss and be gone before anyone notices
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as in girl
a female person who has not yet reached adulthood
a talented young miss who wants to become a writer
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as in disaster
something that has failed
a television season with far fewer hits than misses
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Recent Examples of miss
Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
Others eligible to return include guards Lefteris Liotopoulos, Kelvin Odih and Casper Pohto, as well as forward Imran Suljanovic, who missed his entire freshman season due to a patella injury.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2026
Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 28 Mar. 2026
Leonard’s floater was followed by Nesmith’s 3-point miss and Garland’s two free throws, cutting Indiana’s lead to one.
—Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2026
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Verb
But for a crowd to show out like that for a team that missed the postseason last year, Kauffman Stadium will definitely see me again this summer.
—Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
Others eligible to return include guards Lefteris Liotopoulos, Kelvin Odih and Casper Pohto, as well as forward Imran Suljanovic, who missed his entire freshman season due to a patella injury.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2026
Noun
Alongside these head-on collisions, particles also produce a constant stream of near-miss events.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 28 Mar. 2026
Leonard’s floater was followed by Nesmith’s 3-point miss and Garland’s two free throws, cutting Indiana’s lead to one.
—Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for miss
Verb
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Walsh also recommended offering more flexibility in work schedules so employees can skip the gas-guzzling gridlock of peak commute hours.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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Be wary of the temptation to skip steps along the way or assume people will just get it.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
31 Mar. 2026
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This fundamentally misunderstands physical infrastructure.—
Siddharth Misra,
Fortune,
28 Mar. 2026
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But people also misunderstand sharia and how it is applied, according to the Council on Foreign Relations.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Mar. 2026
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The lawsuit alleged that Bank of America failed to file suspicious activity reports, known as SARs, until after Epstein's death in 2019.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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During the next two and a half years, Beckham and various investors tried, and failed, to land a stadium deal.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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Regional sports networks that handled the technical know-how of producing and distributing games across a home team’s market have largely collapsed.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
28 Mar. 2026
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How the deal collapsed Thune had a deal with Democratic senators after negotiating for weeks on their demands for new restrictions on the department’s immigration enforcement work.—
Stephen Groves,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2026
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But that effort has flopped, because the SAVE America Act doesn't have the votes to pass in the Senate.—
Chris Brennan,
USA Today,
26 Mar. 2026
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Girlfriend scales the diaristic, bric-a-brac charm of Janky Star into a high-drama pop monument to trying, flopping, and trying even harder next time.—
Hattie Lindert,
Pitchfork,
20 Mar. 2026
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Perhaps those June friendlies in Florida will give him one more chance to experiment, but the simple reality is that any Kane-less plan will struggle to get off the ground.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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The waiver was established by the TEA to provide additional flexibility to go out of state to find qualified leaders to right the ships of struggling districts.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Miss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miss. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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