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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
Averi Baudler, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025
Out in the mist, unmoored but immersed, an idea started to percolate.
—Grace Edquist, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2025
Larry Magid, The Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2025
For wet methods, the brand recommends mixing one part fabric softener with three parts water in a spray bottle and misting the interior before wiping with a dry cloth.
—Krystal Nurse, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The heated blanket is available in sizes twin to king and 15 colors and patterns, but shoppers will score the biggest discounts when picking up the throw size in gray or harbor mist.
—Averi Baudler, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025
Out in the mist, unmoored but immersed, an idea started to percolate.
—Grace Edquist, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2025
Verb
There is a small water tank on top for sous vide recipes or others calling for misting or atomization of food and a removable probe that measures foods internal temperature and stops cooking when the temperature is reached.
—Larry Magid, The Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2025
For wet methods, the brand recommends mixing one part fabric softener with three parts water in a spray bottle and misting the interior before wiping with a dry cloth.
—Krystal Nurse, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mist
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Similar conditions were apparent in Los Angeles County over the past year, where mounds of vegetation had dried and died after Southern California received less than 5% of its typical rainfall from October to the beginning of 2025.—
Chase Hunter,
The Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2025
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The San Francisco Chronicle reports that additional storms are expected later this week, with the possibility of more rainfall Thursday.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
4 Feb. 2025
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Listen to this article On Tuesday morning, patchy and dense fog returned in several counties.—
Garfield Hylton,
Orlando Sentinel,
11 Feb. 2025
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The weather service warned Saturday that dense fog near airports in Louisiana may complicate arrivals for fans traveling to New Orleans for Sunday’s game.—
Artemis Moshtaghian,
CNN,
8 Feb. 2025
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But failure to directly deny allegations of fascism is a common strategy used by far-right and radical conservative movements seeking to obscure deeper links to extremist groups to avoid public backlash.—
Matthew Kriner,
The Conversation,
3 Feb. 2025
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At kick-off time, the pitch was obscured by smoke, the result of dozens of flares let off in the Tribune Est of the Stade de Roudourou.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
The Athletic,
30 Jan. 2025
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Listen to this article Another cloudy day is expected in Central Florida on Sunday with some light sprinkles possible in some areas, the National Weather Service said.—
Elainie Barraza,
Orlando Sentinel,
2 Feb. 2025
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Spell Your Love Note Choose sprinkle letters to spell out sayings for conversation hearts and place on the cupcakes.—
Erin Hooker,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Jan. 2025
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As the microlight receded west into the haze, the birds chasing behind, an armada of cars and camper vans sped off in pursuit.—
Nick Paumgarten,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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The Abbey in the Oakwood is similarly enigmatic, featuring a derelict cemetery with tilting tombstones and the ruins of a church amid leafless trees, as is Greifswald in Moonlight, a nighttime scene of fishing vessels at low tide with a German city in the haze.—
Jerry Saltz,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2025
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This is especially true with Venus conjunct Neptune in Pisces illuminating your seventh house of relationships and significant others because in addition to emphasizing your romantic ideals and dreams, this mystical synergy could blur the lines between fantasy and reality.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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Daigle, 33, has cultivated a decade-long career blurring the lines between Christian and pop music.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA TODAY,
7 Feb. 2025
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Weather conditions at the time of the disappearance included light snow and freezing drizzle near Nome Airport, though operations have benefited from improved conditions since Friday morning.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
8 Feb. 2025
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National Weather Service officials issued a winter weather advisory Saturday in effect from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. warning of freezing drizzle and icy conditions for portions of north central and northeast Illinois, and northwest Indiana.—
Deanese Williams-Harris,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Feb. 2025
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These particles spur the formation of more and brighter clouds, which help shield Earth from the sun.—
Raymond Zhong,
New York Times,
6 Feb. 2025
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Workday — The cloud applications provider climbed 5.5% after announcing a restructuring plan expected to eliminate roughly 8.5% of the workforce.—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
5 Feb. 2025
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“Mist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mist. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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