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Recent Examples of miasma
The watery consommé subsumed what few masa dumplings swam their lonesome swirls in the bowl, with cobs of corn left like derelict buoys in the sloppy orange miasma.
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Mike Sutter,
San Antonio Express-News,
22 Apr. 2026
Spare a thought for the investigators assigned to this miasma of terrible judgement.
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Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
28 Mar. 2026
That perfection of air and climate that lured filmmakers here in the first place was being lost in a brown miasma.
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Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
Any proposal to increase taxes on that same November ballot — however justified — is almost certainly doomed, and might even add to the miasma of faux outrage that’s already surrounding the statewide tax cut.
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Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 Mar. 2026
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Mike Sutter,
San Antonio Express-News,
22 Apr. 2026
Spare a thought for the investigators assigned to this miasma of terrible judgement.
—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
28 Mar. 2026
That perfection of air and climate that lured filmmakers here in the first place was being lost in a brown miasma.
—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
Any proposal to increase taxes on that same November ballot — however justified — is almost certainly doomed, and might even add to the miasma of faux outrage that’s already surrounding the statewide tax cut.
—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for miasma
Noun
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Around the time a helicopter carrying a newlywed couple departed from their North Georgia wedding venue, the skies were potentially rainy and foggy with a 200-foot cloud ceiling, federal officials said in a preliminary safety report about the deadly crash.
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The Weather Prediction Center said the high heat may finally begin to abate from west to east this weekend, with upper temperature limits possibly restricted by clouds and thunderstorms.
Noun
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But this version of Zorro leans instead into broad comedy and an even broader vintage aesthetic including day-for-night shooting and a general soft-focus haze.
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Smoke from the fire has been pushing to the east and northeast, meaning the air quality at popular vacation spots like Zion and Bryce Canyon national parks — which are located far south of the flames — hasn’t been significantly affected beyond some haze sinking into the Bryce area.
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“Miasma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miasma. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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