missing the mark

A form of miss the mark — Of a projectile, to fail to hit the target.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of miss the mark
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APA

missing the mark. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/missing%20the%20mark

MLA

“missing the mark.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/missing%20the%20mark. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “missing the mark,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/missing%20the%20mark.

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