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as in hazy
filled with or dimmed by fine particles (as of dust or water) in suspension
it's pretty foggy outside, so be careful driving home
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as in vague
not seen or understood clearly
could only see a foggy outline of the intruder in the dark
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Recent Examples of foggy
Whether the backdrop is a Mallorcan sunset, a foggy Amsterdam canal, or a chilly London street at dusk, they’re designed to be enjoyed in any climate or at any time of year.
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 6 Jan. 2025
In other words, Newcastle had plenty to lean on at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium when otherwise their vision might have become a bit foggy.
—George Caulkin, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
But the deepest cut from that time slices through my foggy memory.
—Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Dec. 2024
The foggy, overcast weather imparted an eerie calm to the scene just days after Monday’s storm surge.
—Ryan MacAsero, The Mercury News, 26 Dec. 2024
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 6 Jan. 2025
In other words, Newcastle had plenty to lean on at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium when otherwise their vision might have become a bit foggy.
—George Caulkin, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
But the deepest cut from that time slices through my foggy memory.
—Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Dec. 2024
The foggy, overcast weather imparted an eerie calm to the scene just days after Monday’s storm surge.
—Ryan MacAsero, The Mercury News, 26 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foggy
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After the multiple reports of the train delays, a first responder at the apartment building said over radio that there was burned food in a second-floor apartment and a slight hazy smoke on the second floor.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Jan. 2025
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In the 2010s, when people were coming and buying four-packs of hazy I.P.A. for $16, $18, $20 directly from breweries, that was a very lucrative time.—
Terence McGinley,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2025
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Kelley Black has emphatically denied the charges cited in the school board’s 10-page report, calling them vague, false and misleading and suggesting that politics is playing a role in the board’s action.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Jan. 2025
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The designation is so broad and vague that ranches in Texas or farms in California could be swept up by the penalties if their employees send remittances to family members in Mexico who are involved in organized crime.—
Maria Abi-Habib,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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This is partially because the lungs breathe out moisture in misty breaths.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
8 Jan. 2025
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His eyes had turned misty at the memory of his mother’s words.—
Anna Russell,
The New Yorker,
3 Jan. 2025
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Imagine walking more than 60 miles through a deadly jungle, your children by your side, clinging to the faint hope of safety and a better future.—
Chris Shue,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Jan. 2025
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Some voiced faint hope that President-elect Donald Trump would support their cause; others accused China’s Communist Party of infiltrating South Korea’s news media.—
Max Kim,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Jan. 2025
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Los Angeles has received essentially no rainfall in over 10 months, with the driest start to a rainy season on record, parching soils and vegetation and setting the stage for extreme winds to intensify and spread the fires.—
Peter H. Gleick,
Scientific American,
24 Jan. 2025
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San Diego has only gotten 0.14 inches of rain since Oct. 1, leading to the driest start of the rainy season since 1850.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Jan. 2025
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As with most origin stories of football clubs that are a century and a half old, the truth of how Nottingham Forest came into being is slightly murky.—
Nick Miller,
The Athletic,
15 Jan. 2025
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This six-episode Netflix series is taking on the murky world of health influencer culture—and what happened when a certain real-life influencer’s brand was built on a lie.—
Charley Ross,
Glamour,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Foggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foggy. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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