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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
Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2025
Evoking the same decadence as an ultra creamy and sweet dessert, this mist is a velvety gourmand.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 4 Mar. 2025
Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 20 Feb. 2025
Soaking for a few hours in plain water about twice a month rehydrates a tillandsia much more effectively than a daily foliage misting.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 13 Feb. 2025
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Noun
One of her favorite skincare products to travel with for a quick refresh is Evian’s face mist.
—Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2025
Evoking the same decadence as an ultra creamy and sweet dessert, this mist is a velvety gourmand.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 4 Mar. 2025
Verb
Harris recommends immediately misting your face with a long-wearing setting spray after foundation and concealer application, then blending.
—Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 20 Feb. 2025
Soaking for a few hours in plain water about twice a month rehydrates a tillandsia much more effectively than a daily foliage misting.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mist
Noun
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The National Weather Service says the county has received only half of its usual seasonal rainfall — roughly 4 inches.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Mar. 2025
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Hurlburt said excessive rainfall in 2023 resulted in an excessive number of closures along parts of the shoreline.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
17 Mar. 2025
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Kevin Gordon, a senior investment strategist at Charles Schwab, said the back and forth with tariffs has created a fog of uncertainty for investors, businesses and consumers.—
John Towfighi,
CNN,
5 Mar. 2025
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Central Sacramento Valley, Southern Sacramento Valley, Carquinez Strait and Delta and Northern San Joaquin Valley are under a dense fog advisory which was issued by the National Weather Service on Tuesday at 4:55 a.m.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
The Mercury News,
25 Feb. 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 intensity of the scene is almost too much to take as a viewer—as Doherty’s interrogation of Jamie starts with bringing him his favorite hot chocolate with marshmallow sprinkles and almost ends with him hurling a chair across the room.—
Emily Maddick,
Glamour,
14 Mar. 2025
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For a very fine sprinkle, place pieces of the frico mixture into a bag and then crunch them up thoroughly using a rolling pin.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 Mar. 2025
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Rather than aiming for the unique, which might pierce our haze of distraction, art has succumbed to marketable generalities: stock music on Spotify, soporific streams of Netflix content.—
Namwali Serpell,
The New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2025
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Buy the Skechers hands free summits dazzling haze for $55 on Amazon Reebok Club C Double Sneaker Another Amazon best seller, these Reebok sneakers are perfect for the working mom or the mom always running errands and taking the kids to practices and events.—
Lauryn Jiles,
Miami Herald,
3 Mar. 2025
Verb
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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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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
Noun
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Choco-Shenanigans Doughnut: An unglazed shell doughnut filled with white Kreme, dipped in chocolate icing and topped with green icing drizzles and gold coin glitter sprinkles.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA TODAY,
19 Mar. 2025
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If desired, drizzle with Citrus Icing once completely cooled.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Rest assured, there’s more than a silver lining in that gray cloud.—
Chris Carosa,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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The lingering fumes of attention and magical aura somehow still surround the oddball Rodgers like the cloud of dirt around Pig-Pen in the Peanuts comic strip.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Mist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mist. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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