as in rainfall
a light or fine rain
as I wandered around the city, the late afternoon mizzle seemed the perfect accompaniment to my melancholy mood
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as in to escape
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Noun
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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 -
The heaviest rain will move into the Bay Area on Tuesday afternoon and evening, when rainfall rates could be more than 1 inch per hour, forecasts show.—
Max Golembo,
ABC News,
4 Feb. 2025
Verb
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With Christopher Nkunku dropping deep to receive the ball, Cole Palmer, thanks to Reece James pushing into midfield, escapes the clutches of Carlos Baleba, Kaoru Mitoma and Jack Hinshelwood — a situation that rarely came about in the 70 minutes before that — to find space.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
The Athletic,
15 Feb. 2025
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Flaco escaped from the Central Park Zoo when an unknown vandal cut open the mesh of his enclosure.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
15 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Intensity In contrast to the fine-fragrance mist, the perfume is much more intense and bold.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2025
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Tonight, however, there’s little to see at kick-off but the mist of fans’ breath against the black of the night.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
Verb
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No studio would finance the feature, about a whorehouse exhibitionist who lams it after being framed for murder — so director Melvin Van Peebles financed it himself with a boost from Bill Cosby, who gave him a $50,000 loan.—
Andrew Lawrence,
Peoplemag,
17 Feb. 2024
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One of those classic films that’s as good as its reputation (and maybe even better), Billy Wilder’s high-spirited comedy stars Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon as jazz musicians who have to lam it after witnessing a mob crime.—
Keith Phipps,
Rolling Stone,
1 May 2023
Noun
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The updating radar map above shows current areas of precipitation in green, with greater intensities indicated by yellow and orange.—
Bay Area News Group,
The Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2025
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The storm’s exact timing, type and amount of precipitation could shift, but another bout of disruptive icing is possible for the Midwest and Northeast.—
Mary Gilbert,
CNN,
6 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
Verb
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Taylor Tomlinson will host After Midnight, the show that is replacing The Late Late Show now that James Corden has scarpered off to old Blighty.—
Vulture,
Vulture,
1 Nov. 2023
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Idrissa Gueye has scarpered, but that void was instantly filled by Mainz midfielder Jean-Philippe Gbamin - while Moise Kean, goodness knows how, has signed from Juventus to sharpen things up front.—
SI.com,
SI.com,
5 Aug. 2019
Verb
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Elon Musk moved automaker Tesla Inc. and social-media platform X to the Austin area, while Chevron Corp. and Charles Schwab Corp. decamped for Houston and Westlake, respectively.—
Bloomberg,
The Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2025
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To mark the 2025 Lunar New Year and celebrate the Year of the Snake, Mar decamped NYC for Sin City, hosting her annual bash at Delilah at Wynn Las Vegas.—
Leah Faye Cooper,
Vogue,
4 Feb. 2025
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“Mizzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mizzle. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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