missing
Americanadjective
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absent, not found, or lost.
a missing person.
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lacking.
Something is missing in this relationship.
idioms
adjective
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not present; absent or lost
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not able to be traced and not known to be dead
nine men were missing after the attack
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to become lost or disappear
Etymology
Origin of missing
Example Sentences
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Comparable sales rose 0.6%, missing analysts’ forecast of 0.8%.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
But Gordon has made a habit of defying odds, and returned between the Scotland sticks five months after missing the tournament in Germany.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
“We had a very candid, very honest conversation about some of the things that the Latino community is missing under her administration, and she didn’t dodge, which was kind of impressive,” Serrano said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026
It’s not trivializing this summit or missing the point, I would argue, to understand it as first and foremost a semiotic spectacle, conducted through language, symbols and signifiers.
From Salon • May 17, 2026
His wet fur clung to his bony frame and provided no distraction from his crumpled ear, his missing eye, the crimped whiskers sprouting from his left cheek.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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