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as in hazy
filled with or dimmed by fine particles (as of dust or water) in suspension
enjoyed the misty view of the thunderous falls from the deck of the sightseeing boat
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as in vague
not seen or understood clearly
I've a misty understanding of the issue but not so much that I could vote intelligently
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Recent Examples of misty
The low-hanging clouds reached their misty tendrils toward us, dousing us in a cool bath of rain.
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Stefanie Waldek,
AFAR Media,
12 Sep. 2025
Who else was caught off guard by the dreary, misty rain this morning?
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Cate Martel,
The Hill,
10 Sep. 2025
At her London Photocall, the root of her hair appears braided, which makes her misty texture more pieced apart.
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Essence,
28 Aug. 2025
From the thunderous canyons of Utah to the misty peaks of China, 2025 reveals a world not only rich in beauty—but in economic might.
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Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Stefanie Waldek,
AFAR Media,
12 Sep. 2025
Who else was caught off guard by the dreary, misty rain this morning?
—
Cate Martel,
The Hill,
10 Sep. 2025
At her London Photocall, the root of her hair appears braided, which makes her misty texture more pieced apart.
—
Essence,
28 Aug. 2025
From the thunderous canyons of Utah to the misty peaks of China, 2025 reveals a world not only rich in beauty—but in economic might.
—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misty
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Greenberg tried his best to ignore an irritating ankle injury that had plagued him the last couple of weeks and grimaced under the hazy sunlight as the pitcher, probably 20 or more years his junior, stared him down.
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In the private ward in the maternity wing, everything is quiet, all the surfaces immaculate and clean as if nothing at all has happened, your mother still hazy with the blur of oxytocin and carbetocin, staring out the open window.
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Acting on such vague forecasts, like shorting Bitcoin, carries immense risk due to its volatility.
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But the movie never seems to have a grip on its hero’s moral code; despite urging Ruthye not to kill the villain, Kara’s outlook on her own use of lethal force remains frustratingly vague.
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Most riders understand why the trip costs more on a rainy Friday afternoon than on a quiet Sunday morning; adjusting prices for weather, traffic, or supply is a transparent way to balance a market.
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The rainy season in South Florida attracts more amphibious jumpers to home yards — and every pet owner should fear one kind.
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Single dishes tend to be more sensitive and able to pick up faint radio waves from deeper in the cosmos, but radio arrays with many dishes tend to capture much sharper images.
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However, this new research showed that these point sources, including pulsars, would be extremely faint, and that is good news for scientists who favor annihilating dark matter as the cause of these gamma rays.
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The details remain murky, but the investment fund would be financed privately and not by US taxpayers, according to the administration.
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For a predator that relies on sight and fast reaction distances in shallow water, murky conditions can alter the entire hunting landscape and prey may become harder to detect.
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Within days of the pool being refilled in early June, the water had turned green and algae-clouded amid a heat wave in Washington, DC that saw temperatures reach 100 degrees.
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Smoke clouded swaths of Los Angeles for a sixth day Monday, after a fire broke out at a warehouse in the Boyle Heights area.
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Look for wildflowers and endemic fauna on the Tomales Point Trail, which rambles for nearly 10 miles on this special, skinny peninsula, delivering gorgeous, foggy views of the Pacific Ocean.
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And from there, the details become even foggier, at least from the POV of the White House.
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“Misty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misty. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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