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as in lost
no longer possessed
the missing socks turned up in the dog's special hiding place
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as in absent
not present or in evidence
any sense of how real people talk and act is missing from this novel
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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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as in misunderstanding
to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of
I think you're missing the point
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as in failing
to be unsuccessful
everyone knows that most of the new television series will miss and be gone before anyone notices
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Recent Examples of missing
Elisa Anzolin and Giulia Segreti, USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2025
At least 77 migrants have died or gone missing in the Channel since January, making 2024 the deadliest year on record for such crossings.
—Rebecca Rosman, NPR, 29 Dec. 2024
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
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Adjective
Ottavio died in May 2013 at the age of 92, four months after their son's plane had gone missing but before the wreckage had been found.
—Elisa Anzolin and Giulia Segreti, USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2025
At least 77 migrants have died or gone missing in the Channel since January, making 2024 the deadliest year on record for such crossings.
—Rebecca Rosman, NPR, 29 Dec. 2024
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for missing
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That has roughly tripled its lost exposure to $458 billion over the same period.Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Who opposes capturing a lost asset and winning new markets?Ken Silverstein, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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Aside from a few minor announcements, mobile phone makers and their products were largely absent from CES.Eric Zeman, PCMAG, 10 Jan. 2025
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Predictions of a downturn, once omnipresent, were mostly absent from the year-ahead forecasts that major financial firms typically send around to clients over the holidays.Talmon Joseph Smith, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Despite Kelly wanting to place blame on the city's first out lesbian fire chief, most experts agree that climate change is the culprit behind the increasing volatility, size, and frequency of wildfires.Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 9 Jan. 2025
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More importantly, the growing outrage over the high rejection rate among California applicants forced UC to cap its out-of-state students at 18% for most of its campuses and attempt to grow its collective student body.Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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People have found out in the process — some who’ve gone virtual — their attendance has gone way up.Peggy O’Hare, ExpressNews.com, 7 May 2020
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The schedule fulfills the NFL algorithm of playing each division from the opposing conference every fourth year, with alternating home and away games with each rotation.Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Jan. 2025
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Despite her obvious dedication to Football Sundays—and the occasional games held on Mondays and Saturdays—Swift has not attended a single away game since the 2024 Super Bowl.Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 5 Jan. 2025
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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
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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 21 Jan. 2025.
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