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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
Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 15 Mar. 2025
The White House transmits its warnings, though, through the fog of endless ambiguity.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2025
Danielle Bacher, People.com, 8 Jan. 2025
Breath fogs the air, ice slicks the roads, and the sun seems a distant, feeble glow in the winter sky.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Motorists should be alert for sudden changes in visibility due to the areas of dense fog.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 15 Mar. 2025
The White House transmits its warnings, though, through the fog of endless ambiguity.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2025
Verb
Her eyes welled with tears, fogging her black-rimmed glasses.
—Danielle Bacher, People.com, 8 Jan. 2025
Breath fogs the air, ice slicks the roads, and the sun seems a distant, feeble glow in the winter sky.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fog
Noun
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Documented by astronaut Eugene Cernan on Apollo 17, this refers to an illuminated haze during lunar sunset.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
3 Mar. 2025
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Passengers could be seen covering their mouths and noses to protect themselves from the haze.—
Mirna Alsharif,
NBC News,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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This can cause dementia, confusion, and visual and hearing problems.—
Mark Gurarie,
Health,
16 Mar. 2025
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Further confusion, delays or uncertainty will be consuming your path now, Sagittarius.—
Kyle Thomas,
People.com,
16 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Boat-Friendly Boca Grande To live in Boca Grande (not to be confused with Boca Raton, the resort on Florida’s east coast) is to be on the water.—
Mary Forgione,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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Zoom in: The confusing back-and-forth nature of the federal cuts has created an unpredictable obstacle course for TSU leaders.—
Adam Tamburin,
Axios,
13 Mar. 2025
Verb
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But all of this noise obscures the simple way to synthesize all of this: Less is better.—
Dylan Scott,
Vox,
14 Mar. 2025
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From Blue Ghost’s landing site in the Sea of Crises (close to the Sea of Tranquility, where Apollo 11 landed in 1969), totality — when Earth will completely obscure the sun as seen from the moon — will start at 1:18 a.m.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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The National Weather Service reported light rain, fog and mist in the area around the time of the landing.—
Elizabeth Keogh,
New York Daily News,
18 Mar. 2025
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The top-fill humidifier can provide a warm or cool mist, and does not require a filter.—
Terri Williams,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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All the while, the brain hosts an even more complex tangle of chemicals.—
Elana Spivack,
Popular Science,
19 Mar. 2025
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The fighting is fueled by the region’s vast mineral wealth, and driven by a tangle of ethnic and political conflicts, as well as decades of bad governance.—
Patricia Huon,
The Christian Science Monitor,
17 Mar. 2025
Verb
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However, their long-term future is clouded with doubt.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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Honda’s move to make the carmaker its subsidiary and push for deeper staff cuts at Nissan further clouded the fate of the deal, according to the report.—
Jenni Reid,Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Filters have a more dramatic effect on images than Film Sims, with options that include a miniature effect that blurs part of the scene to simulate a photograph of a diorama, a low-fi toy camera filter, high and low-key exposure looks, and others.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
12 Mar. 2025
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From music tailored to your mood to movies created by AI, the line between human and machine creativity is blurring.—
Andrey Fadeev,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Fog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fog. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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