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miss (Long for), verb desiderate, desire, pine for, reeret the loss
miss (Overlook), verb disregard, fail to accomplish, fail to attain, fail to catch, fail to hear, fail to perform, fail to reeeive, fail to see, fail to understand, fall short, gloss over, go amiss, go astray, ignore, lack, let slip, let the moment pass, lose, lose an opportunity, miscarry, miscue, misfire, miss a chance, miss the mark, not succeed, omit, overlook, prove unsuccessful, skip
See also: disregard, fail, ignore, lack, lose, miscue, need, neglect, omit, overlook, pretermit, require


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I am sad to say though, that he misses the boat when he says that corn and other crops should be directed to production of beef, pork, poultry, milk, and eggs.
For that reason, and since it doesn't exploit the condition too obviously, some may think that the movie misses the boat where its main premise is concerned.
From the title to her 10 overly earnest essays, Monk somehow misses the boat.
 
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