as in to fail
to go wrong
the scheme to save the stranded dolphins miscarried, and all were lost
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Recent Examples of miscarry
Collins miscarried her pregnancy in last week’s episode, and some significant personal things happen to various doctors and nurses later on.
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Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2025
ProPublica previously reported on two such cases in which miscarrying women in Texas died of sepsis after doctors delayed evacuating their uteruses.
—Lizzie Presser, ProPublica, 20 Feb. 2025
The standard of care for miscarrying patients in the second trimester is to offer to empty the uterus, according to leading medical organizations, which can lower the risk of contracting an infection and developing sepsis.
—Lizzie Presser, ProPublica, 20 Feb. 2025
Remember, at the end of the one o’clock hour, Heather miscarried in the bathroom.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025
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Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2025
ProPublica previously reported on two such cases in which miscarrying women in Texas died of sepsis after doctors delayed evacuating their uteruses.
—Lizzie Presser, ProPublica, 20 Feb. 2025
The standard of care for miscarrying patients in the second trimester is to offer to empty the uterus, according to leading medical organizations, which can lower the risk of contracting an infection and developing sepsis.
—Lizzie Presser, ProPublica, 20 Feb. 2025
Remember, at the end of the one o’clock hour, Heather miscarried in the bathroom.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for miscarry
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Most failed to hit their targets and crashed into the ocean.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
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Senate Bill 376 by Sen. Alan Clark, R-Lonsdale, failed to clear the House State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee in a voice vote with audible dissent.—
Josh Snyder,
Arkansas Online,
10 Apr. 2025
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Inflation has fallen from a 40-year peak of 9.1% in 2022, but the last stretch to meet the Fed's 2% goal has stalled.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2025
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While former President Joe Biden sought to revive the deal, negotiations stalled, and Trump's second-term policies have further tightened sanctions.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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The saxophonist in his band also died, according to manager Enrique Paulino.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
10 Apr. 2025
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Iconoclastic critic, art historian, and photographer Max Kozloff, who served as Artforum’s executive editor in the 1970s before turning to his own artistic practice, died on April 6.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Miscarry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miscarry. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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