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miss
noun as in failure
verb as in fail, make a mistake
Strong matches
blow, blunder, botch, disregard, drop, err, flub, forget, fumble, ignore, juggle, lose, miscarry, misfire, mislay, misplace, muff, neglect, omit, overlook, overshoot, skip, slight, slip, trip, undershoot
Weak matches
be late for, drop the ball, fall flat on face, fall short, let go, let slip, pass over, pass up, trip up
Example Sentences
Miss Lawrence said he had been suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, after nearly being stabbed to death in Southampton a year earlier.
Phillips had left work that morning to check on her 18-year-old dog, Little Miss, and turn on her sprinklers when she first heard of the fire.
Miss Steer did not attend the hearing, but apologised in a written submission to a previous hearing.
Ms Adetshina, a law student, went on to win Miss Universe Nigeria after she was invited to participate by the organisers.
“She applied to be Miss Lebanon and was shredded to pieces. Why? Why does the world allow this?”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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