mislay

verb

ˌmis-ˈlā How to pronounce mislay (audio)
Definition of mislaynext
as in to lose
to be unable to find or have at hand I'm always mislaying my bus pass

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Recent Examples of mislay So many things, dropped and lost and mislaid, twinkling all over the place like a museum/ junkyard. — Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025 Too, the suspicion that it could not be done again, that the ability to pull it off had been mislaid. — Joy Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025 Assistant coach Ryan Jensen, the Fort Morgan native and a Super Bowl champ with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, mislaid his hat before the game and had to borrow someone else’s. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2025 Texas law only recognizes three of those property terms– abandoned, lost and mislaid. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for mislay
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mislay
  1. lose
  2. forget
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  • As music factories and generative tools take over entry-level work, newcomers risk losing a vital foothold in the industry.
    — Ben Croll, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
  • So instead of making teams whole each time, the NFL now just pays teams’ travel expenses for their international game under the rationale that every team will lose a home game—and, in turn, home game ticket revenue—during that time.
    — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of lose
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  • And don't forget the phones belonging to parents or older relatives.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Gone but not forgotten Tributes from friends and colleagues have poured in across the Internet since Gray’s death was announced.
    — Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of forget

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“Mislay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mislay. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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