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missing

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verb

present participle of miss
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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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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of missing
Adjective
As crews battled the blaze, two firefighters were declared missing, Capt. Jaimie Song of the Honolulu Fire Department told local reporters. Isabella Kwai, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025 Still, the missing TrackPoint is probably the ThinkPad X9’s most notable feature (or anti-feature?). Allison Johnson, The Verge, 7 Jan. 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 See all Example Sentences for missing 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for missing
Adjective
  • Rose found a loophole in the state’s policy barring the change of gender markers by declaring a lost license.
    Trans Formations Project, Them, 17 Jan. 2025
  • And because she’s perceived as nearly unbreakable, when sorrow does slip through her eyes in a lost stare or a weighted silence, Torres’ expression is beautifully gutting.
    Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The main difference is that talc is now absent in its formula to make ashy finishes a thing of the past for deeper skin tones.
    Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Craig’s name was absent, though, from the BAFTAs Best Actor race—a competition that Stan is a part of.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The indoor and outdoor amusement district, which spans 20 acres, is an out-of-this-galaxy experience filled with events, attractions, interactive art installations, design, retail, technology, bars and restaurants.
    Melinda Sheckells, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
  • There’s something fundamentally paleo about Basso, from his out-of-another-era firm handshake to his not carrying a cellphone.
    Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 21 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
Adjective
  • Five times this season Dortmund have conceded the first goal during an away game in the Bundesliga.
    Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
  • While Swift has not attended a single away game of the 2024—2025 season, she's only missed one home game that directly conflicted with her final Eras Tour concert in Vancouver.
    Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 18 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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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“Missing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/missing. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.

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