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as in daze
a state of mental confusion
didn't get enough sleep and now I'm in a fog
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as in confusion
a state of mental uncertainty
I wandered around in a fog after the shocking news
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as in to confuse
to make (something) unclear to the understanding
extraneous matters that only serve to fog the central issue
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as in to obscure
to make dark, dim, or indistinct
time will fog memories
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Recent Examples of fog
Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Jan. 2025
An inversion occurs when warm air traps colder air beneath it, causing fog in the valley.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 2 Jan. 2025
Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 8 Aug. 2024
Sunday: Patchy fog possible in the morning, otherwise mostly sunny with highs near 91 and overnight lows around 70.
—Kirsten Fiscus, The Tennessean, 3 July 2024
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Noun
The fog is disrupting what is already a busy holiday travel period, as the post-New Year’s Day rush lasts through Sunday.
—Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Jan. 2025
An inversion occurs when warm air traps colder air beneath it, causing fog in the valley.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 2 Jan. 2025
Verb
The windows on high in the press box fogged up so completely that reporters had to rely on crowd noise (as much as the tens of dozens of fans were making) to figure out what was happening on the field.
—Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 8 Aug. 2024
Sunday: Patchy fog possible in the morning, otherwise mostly sunny with highs near 91 and overnight lows around 70.
—Kirsten Fiscus, The Tennessean, 3 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fog
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Household Gods Bigger Than Money Marni Jackson Through a haze of anesthetic, a patient on the operating table recognizes her surgeon's voice.Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
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Trade FaceTime for face time Kathleen Smith’s days often pass in a virtual haze.Angela Haupt, TIME, 31 Dec. 2024
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Here are three important steps that can make a difference: Simplify access to affordable internet programs: Right now, the USF includes several different programs to help people get connected, but they’re scattered across multiple agencies, creating confusion and frustration.Randy Ray, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2025
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This creates immense confusion about how we’re supposed to store and ship our online orders.Benjamin Adams, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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Evans believes a lack of planning is largely to blame for our productivity failures, and warns people not to confuse being busy with being productive.Barnaby Lashbrooke, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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Penn State’s receivers won’t be confused for an elite group, but tight end Tyler Warren is the top player in the country at that position, and the running back duo of Kaytron Allen and Nick Singleton is one of the nation’s best.Antonio Morales, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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The results of the analysis are estimates, and they are limited by the presence of wildfire smoke partially obscuring satellites.Leanne Abraham, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Theories about reasons for insufficient water supply have served as comforting fictions in recent days, obscuring the far scarier reality: California is facing a level of wildfire threat beyond any in its history, the kind that overwhelms our usual definitions of preparedness.Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2025
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This was recently confirmed to us by Givenchy, which offers its iconic fragrances in several hair mists.Ana Morales, Vogue, 26 Dec. 2024
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These include laundry detergent strips, laundry mists, and liquid detergents.Bianca Salonga, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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Health insurance can involve a tangle of limitations due to provider networks, medical necessity rules and preauthorization requirements.Jay Feinman, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2025
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Struggling to keep track of a tangle of chargers while flying?Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 4 Jan. 2025
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Clarity is key — don’t let your daydreams cloud your reality.Valerie Mesa, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025
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Despite their apparent popularity, not much is known about the environment the Darth Vader sea bugs come from as secrecy clouds their capture.Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025
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The line between satire and disinformation continues to blur on social media, where the context of a post made in jest can be misunderstood to be a factual news report.Peter Suciu, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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Yet activists pushing to blur these distinctions seem to believe gender ideology trumps fairness and safety.Kathy Szeliga, Baltimore Sun, 12 Jan. 2025
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“Fog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fog. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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