Meaning & use
missing
Not present in the place where it should be; absent, lost, or unaccounted for.
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One page of the report was missing when she finally opened the file.
Volunteers searched the woods for the missing hiker until nightfall.
A note on using this word
Missing can describe objects, people, or even abstract things, as in 'something is missing from this recipe.'
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