Word 2011 suddenly disappeared file

I was finishing up my 5 page word document that i was supposed to complete for tommorow, then i realised i hadn't save yet, so i pressed command+S, and you know what happened? My document that i was still working on suddenly dissapeared, and i could not track where it is, so i assume it is lost. Can anyone help?

Try a Spotlight search maybe that might find it and give you the path

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