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
Soon afterward Joan miscarried for the third time—in her fourth month of pregnancy.
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Gail Jennes, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 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
Welch ended up miscarrying shortly before she was scheduled to perform at a festival in Cornwall.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2025
Harrison returned home and planned to miscarry without medical intervention as advised by the providers at Mercy San Juan.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
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If the settlement failed to cover the amount owed, some funders went after the women for the remainder.—
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Owner Mark Davis has failed for years to find answers, and this time around, Tom Brady appears to be taking control of the rebuild.—
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Ellison’s office had expressed concern that in future cases, companies could use litigation to stall for time and likewise run out the clock.—
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An effort to set that up stalled in the California legislature last year, but there's a growing pressure to revive something like it.—
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By 1971, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, and Brian Jones had all died at the age of twenty-seven from drugs and alcohol.—
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This year's awards season promises to deliver more inspiration, but in the meantime, do yourself a favor an invest in a quality round brush, some styling gel or pomade, and a ride-or-die can of hairspray.—
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“Miscarry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miscarry. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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