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as in rainfall
a light or fine rain
a mist was falling on the streets as we drove home
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as in to obscure
to make dark, dim, or indistinct
the damp air misted the window pane
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Recent Examples of mist
Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 14 Dec. 2024
Bath & Body Works’ Christmas sale highlights body care—like fine fragrance mists, body washes, body butters, and much more—for only $5 a pop.
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 13 Dec. 2024
Rhonda Richford, WWD, 24 Sep. 2024
Joan wasn’t among the advertising-agency employees misted by Guy’s flesh.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2024
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Noun
No fog, no mist; clear, bright, jovial, stirring, cold; cold, piping for the blood to dance to; Golden sunlight; Heavenly sky; sweet fresh air; merry bells.
—Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 14 Dec. 2024
Bath & Body Works’ Christmas sale highlights body care—like fine fragrance mists, body washes, body butters, and much more—for only $5 a pop.
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 13 Dec. 2024
Verb
The brand collaborated with Régime des Fleurs to create a signature scent for the show, which will mist across the audience to create an atmospheric ambience.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 24 Sep. 2024
Joan wasn’t among the advertising-agency employees misted by Guy’s flesh.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2024
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Though rainfall remains at essentially zero in the southern third of the state, it’s been above average in Northern California thus far, pulling up the statewide average.Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2025
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The storm is predicted to bring potentially historic rainfall and flooding to the South Carolina and Georgia coasts.Space.com Staff, Space.com, 1 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, there are, of course reasons why the fog might smell of chemicals.Emma Woollacott, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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Felsenthal had already made some clear-sky sea paintings by the time the fog rolled in on that July day in Pleasant Bay.Grace Edquist, Vogue, 8 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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Some had sprinkles and frosting overflowing off the cake pop sticks.Marina Watts, People.com, 1 Jan. 2025
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Serve in mugs and garnish with a sprinkle of freshly ground nutmeg or cinnamon.Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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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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This election season, political campaigns leaned heavily into influencer tactics, blurring the lines between endorsements and cultural discourse.Jeremy Barnett, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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By embracing creators, politicians have started blurring the lines between talking heads and journalists.Makena Kelly, WIRED, 27 Dec. 2024
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The sandwich is then topped off with a drizzle of tahini or yogurt.Anna Spoerre, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2025
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Some rain was forecast later in the week, but it is mostly expected to be confined to the North Bay; Murdock said there might be a drizzle of rain from Wednesday into Thursday but about half an inch of precipitation could fall over the same area on Friday and Saturday.Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2024
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Fire tornadoes occur when intense wind combines with conditions in the atmosphere to produce clouds of smoke that reach 20,000 to 40,000 feet, Swain said.Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2025
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If there’s been some tension, a heavy cloud or just a feeling of stagnation around your passions, romantic life or in regard to children, the universe is embracing you this week and assuring you that the cosmos are still on your side.Kyle Thomas, People.com, 12 Jan. 2025
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“Mist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mist. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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