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misplace
verb as in lose; be unable to find
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In the real world, people sometimes lose cognitive ability as they age, change address, have things misplaced by caregivers, etc.
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This fear of AI is misplaced, even dangerous.
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“You’re misplaced!” the vendor says, as if I know what he’s talking about.
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But he had no fixed address, which made him, if not long-lost, at least easily misplaced.
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Vanderbilt strives to imbue “Nuremberg” with a retro appeal that sometimes feels misplaced.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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