as in to fail
to go wrong
their scheme to rob the bank misfired disastrously and landed them all in jail
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Recent Examples of misfire
The Athletic Nhl Staff, New York Times, 21 June 2025
Most of the deaths involved misuse and misfires or malfunctions.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 27 June 2025
Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 10 June 2025
If your team constantly misfires, there’s probably a trust issue underneath.
—Jason Walker Psyd, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
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Verb
Many of the picks around those two were misfires, so Arizona did well to find surplus value that season.
—The Athletic Nhl Staff, New York Times, 21 June 2025
Most of the deaths involved misuse and misfires or malfunctions.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 27 June 2025
Noun
Their third-inning outburst started with Scott Kingery’s bunt single that turned into two bases when A’s pitcher Jeffrey Springs misfired on his throw to first base.
—Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 10 June 2025
If your team constantly misfires, there’s probably a trust issue underneath.
—Jason Walker Psyd, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misfire
Verb
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The agency failed to answer thousands of calls from flood survivors after allowing contracts for call-center workers to lapse one day after the disaster, according to The New York Times.—
Zoë Schlanger,
The Atlantic,
15 July 2025
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As things stand, Díaz could be the latest target Bayern fails to sign this summer.—
Manuel Veth,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
Noun
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George was living in various flop houses at the time, traveling an hour to and from work each day.—
Suzette Hackney,
USA Today,
19 July 2025
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Buckingham Nicks, a flop when it was first released, is not currently available on streaming and has never been released on CD.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
17 July 2025
Verb
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Other states where women may face criminal charges after miscarrying West Virginia is not the first state where women may face criminal charges for a miscarriage.—
Sophie Clark,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 June 2025
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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
Noun
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This fiasco competes with the high-speed rail project for the best way to waste taxpayer dollars.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 July 2025
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The fiasco was immediate and public, but, even after the rout, Kennedy kept pressing the agency to assassinate Castro.—
Keith Gessen,
New Yorker,
16 July 2025
Verb
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But on July 15, his aide couldn't work, so the trip was stalled.—
Madeline Heim,
jsonline.com,
26 July 2025
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As a heat wave stalls over much of the U.S., a tropical system — similar to last week’s rainmaker over Louisiana and Mississippi — is struggling to organize in the Gulf.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Austin American Statesman,
25 July 2025
Noun
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Sky hit an insane Sunset Flip bomb to the outside on Ripley.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Manager Aaron Boone, however, figured that hitting bombs against his former team must have felt nice for Bellinger.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
Noun
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The Guardian’s review says the film has given the MCU back some of its big-screen charm following a series of duds.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
22 July 2025
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Indeed, the 1982 film was a bit of a notorious dud, just barely making back the $50 million in worldwide grosses that The Walt Disney Company put into its budget.—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
9 July 2025
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This year could be a washout for the stock market due to lofty tariffs, but 2026 could mark a return to new highs, according to the Wells Fargo Investment Institute.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
11 June 2025
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Rain is set to continue in the Northeast on Thursday as New York City, Boston and Buffalo can expect a washout as the late-season nor'easter moves north along the coast.—
Kenton Gewecke,
ABC News,
22 May 2025
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“Misfire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misfire. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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