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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Recent Examples of misfire
Andrew Greif, NBC News, 21 Oct. 2024
Curry misfired on a pair of open looks, but the spacing concerns of that combination bore out.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2024
Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024
While past metaverse mashup films have all had a valedictory feel, with fan favorite actors returning to take a victory lap, Deadpool & Wolverine seems just as focused on the misfits and the misfires.
—Chris Baker, WIRED, 25 July 2024
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There is no doubt Aaron Rodgers is looking for Adams, who has five targets.
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A third consecutive three-and-out drive has drawn boos from Steelers fans directed toward Russell Wilson, who misfired badly on two attempts on the drive.
—Andrew Greif, NBC News, 21 Oct. 2024
Curry misfired on a pair of open looks, but the spacing concerns of that combination bore out.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2024
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The obvious comparison point is Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, Sorkin’s 2006 NBC misfire chronicling the behind-the-scenes happenings at a live sketch-comedy show loosely based on SNL.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024
While past metaverse mashup films have all had a valedictory feel, with fan favorite actors returning to take a victory lap, Deadpool & Wolverine seems just as focused on the misfits and the misfires.
—Chris Baker, WIRED, 25 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misfire
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And businesses could also lease the land but fail to utilize it.Li Zhou, WIRED, 23 Nov. 2024
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All the remaining works sold; 15 went for prices at or above their high estimate, while 12 sold within estimate and 15 failed to meet their low estimates.Brian Boucher for ArtNews, Robb Report, 23 Nov. 2024
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The director’s last movie, the period western Cry Macho, starring Eastwood as an aging rodeo star tasked with traveling to Mexico to kidnap his former boss’s estranged son, was received as a flop.Chris Lee, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024
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If the books open for Soto and Chicago, this offseason could bring more heartache to Yankees fans following their devastating 2024 fall classic flop.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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Louisiana’s law could also make pharmacists less likely to fill misoprostol prescriptions for people miscarrying at home, or even for non-pregnant patients taking the drug before IUD insertions or diagnostic procedures called hysteroscopies.Susan Rinkunas, refinery29.com, 28 Oct. 2024
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The news causes Rhaenyra to miscarry her third child with Daemon.Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 13 June 2024
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In the aftermath, Freeman dissected every millisecond of Irish practices, meetings and gatherings in general, stretching from the end of their impressive 23-13 thumping of then-No. 20 Texas A&M on the road through the opening kickoff of the Northern Illinois fiasco.Terence Moore, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
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Instead, Guerra found a raggedy green wig in his closet that reminded him of the fiasco Willy Wonka experience in Scotland that went viral earlier this year.Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
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The field of robotics has stalled compared to software and AI in recent years mainly due to a disparity in training data.Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 20 Nov. 2024
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Political pushback has stalled negotiations in Watsonville, despite a California appellate court ruling two years ago that ordered the city to fluoridate.Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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In late August, a German pilot accidentally dropped bombs on central London.Gregory Wakeman, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2024
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His unit continues to drop bombs despite this knowledge.Marya E. Gates, IndieWire, 21 Nov. 2024
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Doing just two — or sometimes three — live-action series a year should decrease the likelihood of ending up with a dud; keeping prices in line reduces the financial downside should one slip through anyway.Josef Adalian, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
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Out west, the defending NFC champion San Francisco 49ers put up another dud of a performance.Vincent Frank, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
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Still, Thursday wasn’t a complete washout, thanks in part to cruise ships and cigarettes.Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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Friday, day two of the four-day festival, was a washout.Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Misfire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misfire. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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