misset

verb

Definition of missetnext
as in to lose

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misset
  1. lose
  2. pass over
  3. mislay
  4. miss
  5. misplace
Verb
  • 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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  • Chang was steadily promoted before he was passed over for the position of chief executive, perhaps for bamboo-ceiling reasons.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
  • After he was passed over for a promotion, his wife emailed HR demanding to know why.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of pass over
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  • Broadening the base has always been the plan, but its been mislaid for 80 years.
    — Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
  • So many things, dropped and lost and mislaid, twinkling all over the place like a museum/ junkyard.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
Definition of mislay
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  • Still, Musk has a track record of setting optimistic release targets for Tesla products, only to miss them by years.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Analysts said then that the sell-off was caused as profit margins missed expectations, despite revenue and operating profit reaching record highs, according to analysts.
    — Jenny Lee,Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of miss
Verb
  • But, as Daniel Immerwahr wrote for The New Yorker in 2023, this wellspring of panic was probably misplaced.
    — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Yasmine Helal believes that this widespread optimism is not misplaced.
    — Mayu Saini, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of misplace
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“Misset.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misset. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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