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as in skipped
to fail to attend
had to miss work for a week because of the flu
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as in misunderstood
to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of
I think you're missing the point
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as in failed
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 missed
Tesla, still the dominant player, also missed quarterly delivery estimates earlier this week.
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Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 4 Oct. 2024
Demand for original content spiked again in 2021 with new streaming entrants, but this began to shift in 2022 after Netflix’s Q2 earnings missed subscriber targets, prompting investors to prioritize profitability.
—Gregg Goldstein, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice hasn’t missed a beat so far, and should finish this weekend north of $390 million and will soon top $400 million in global receipts.
—Mark Hughes, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Given another attempt, Koo missed left for the second straight time.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
The former Florida State standout had a sack against the Lions but has missed numerous opportunities in the last three games to record more.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
Koo actually missed a 46-yarder the play before, but an offsides penalty by the Buccaneers briefly bailed him and Atlanta out.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 4 Oct. 2024
Demand for original content spiked again in 2021 with new streaming entrants, but this began to shift in 2022 after Netflix’s Q2 earnings missed subscriber targets, prompting investors to prioritize profitability.
—Gregg Goldstein, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice hasn’t missed a beat so far, and should finish this weekend north of $390 million and will soon top $400 million in global receipts.
—Mark Hughes, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Given another attempt, Koo missed left for the second straight time.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
The former Florida State standout had a sack against the Lions but has missed numerous opportunities in the last three games to record more.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
Koo actually missed a 46-yarder the play before, but an offsides penalty by the Buccaneers briefly bailed him and Atlanta out.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for missed
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Michael Simon Holmes skipped the accessories and wore her hair just disheveled enough to lend a hint of reality to the whole look.Sam Reed, Glamour, 4 Oct. 2024
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Paulson skipped on appearing in 1984 (2019), NYC (2022), and Delicate (2023).Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2024
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Now the archetype of extractive fast fashion practices, SHEIN failed to incur any points whatsoever for key areas that support nature and biodiversity including soil health, water quality and protecting key species.Amy Nguyen, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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That similar proposal to charge a 2% fine on every fee related to a criminal case and civil traffic violations failed to win majority support in the Senate in 2022 and thus did not appear on the ballot.Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
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Four years after the radio telescope at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico collapsed, a report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine is shining a light on the unprecedented failures that caused its destruction.Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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As some were ready to board a ferry returning to the mainland, a gangway collapsed on the visitor ferry dock and at least 20 people were plunged into the Duplin River, Georgia Department of Natural Resources officials said.Nicole Chavez, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
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But Minnesota has struggled, for the most part, to turn pressure into sacks this season.Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
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Season 2 has struggled to retain Season 1’s large base, Katie noted, with Samba TV data showing Season 2’s first ep drew half that of Season 1’s opener, which, to be fair, remains the streamer’s largest premiere to date.Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2024
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In a series full of fan-favorite characters who would later be officially folded into DC Comics lore, like Bullock and fellow Gotham cop Renee Montoya — who herself was later revealed to be a lesbian, in the pages of the police procedural Gotham Central — Harley Quinn was a true runaway sensation.Samantha Riedel, Them, 3 Oct. 2024
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For the project, Moncler had to find a loom to create fabric wide enough to cut a single piece that could then be folded into either a field jacket, a parka or a poncho.Evan Clark, WWD, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Missed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/missed. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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