Are you certain that you lost your book, or did you merely misplace it?
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Misplace
/mɪsˈpleɪs/
Synonyms for "misplace" (21 found)
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5 entriesaccidentally misplaceeasily misplacemisplace documentsmisplace keysmisplace papers
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8 total sentences available.
Tom has a tendency to misplace things.
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I might have misplaced my umbrella; do you know where it is?
Source: wiktionary
At least once a week a patient will come into Dr. Thomas Loepfe’s busy geriatric clinic in Lacrosse, Wisconsin, with a worry. She will tell him she’s been misplacing her glasses lately, or he’ll say he’s concerned about losing the car keys.
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