miscarried

verb

past tense of miscarry
as in failed
to go wrong the scheme to save the stranded dolphins miscarried, and all were lost

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Recent Examples of miscarried The Cincinnati Bengals player, 31, and his wife announced in a joint Instagram post on Friday, July 17, that their baby, a boy, miscarried at 16 weeks. — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 19 July 2026 Two years later, in May 2025, Andrews recorded an emotional episode on the same day her surrogate miscarried. — Jayna Bardahl, New York Times, 15 July 2026 Goodman miscarried multiple times, and lost at least one child in infancy. — Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 1 June 2026 Gutierrez had been held hostage alongside two of his nieces, one of whom was three months pregnant and subsequently miscarried. — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2026 Cillíní were reserved for babies who were stillborn, miscarried, or died at birth without having been baptized. — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 8 Feb. 2026 So his wife miscarried five more times before Nile and died of ovarian cancer. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025 There were initial claims that the 15-year-old girl miscarried, police told WSYX, but it was later revealed the baby was born alive and died for unknown reasons. — Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025 While all is well for Asher and Archer, Chicago Fire’s premiere brought fans the sad report that Stella had miscarried. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for miscarried
  1. failed
  2. died
  3. misfired
  4. stalled
Verb
  • Investigators determined that Skinner was impaired and failed to maintain his lane before crossing over the line and colliding with the CHP cruiser.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • But those meetings ultimately failed to end North Korea’s nuclear weapons program, which Kim has only grown.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of failed
Verb
  • In 2023, her younger brother Jansen died unexpectedly of a heart condition at 28.
    — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Hayden Panettiere, known for her roles in Heroes and Nashville, has died, according to ABC News.
    — Jodi Guglielmi, Rolling Stone, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of died
Verb
  • Rybakina’s serve and forehand can take any match out of her opponent’s hands, especially on grass, but the latter shot has misfired of late, and McNally’s changes in rhythm will give the 27-year-old a serious working over.
    — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 1 July 2026
  • Court records show the teen tried to shoot Spencer with a rifle, but the gun misfired.
    — CBS Miami Team, CBS News, 25 June 2026
Definition of misfired
Verb
  • That diplomatic impasse has effectively stalled shipping in the strait, through which about one fifth of global oil supplies passedbefore the war.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • After decades of disputes that stalled enforcement, the current owner has agreed to extensive testing and a cleanup plan.
    — Kori McNair, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of stalled

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