as in haze
an atmospheric condition in which suspended particles in the air rob it of its transparency the city's smog was once so bad that darkness often prevailed, even at noon

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Recent Examples of smog Environmental disasters like the Cuyahoga River fires and smog crises produced the Clean Air and Clean Water Acts. Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025 From maintenance, like oil changes, fluid checks and tire, brake, and battery inspections, to a variety of repairs, and even smog tests, service is available for all makes, fleet vehicles, hot rods, classic cars and hybrids. Shawn Price, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025 Mold spores and rust bloom around the bathroom fixtures, and a mysterious black smog pours from her vents and sticks to her walls. Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025 For example, Erin Brockovich-style reporting is finding that in Memphis, Tennessee, Elon Musk’s xAI supercomputer, Colossus, is worsening air quality due to its massive use of methane-gas turbines, emitting a smog of nitrogen oxides and toxic formaldehyde. Michaela Rychetska, JSTOR Daily, 18 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for smog
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Noun
  • The Great Smoky Mountains are synonymous with waterfalls, verdant valleys, and old-growth forests that produce the range’s signature blue-gray haze.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Outside, the aroma of turmeric, cardamom, and garam masala mingles with the sweet haze of incense drifting down the street and masking the underworld accused of hiding just around the corner.
    Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In extremely dense fog, drivers are advised to turn on their hazard lights, pull over into a safe place, and if that’s on the side of the road or hard shoulder—turn off all lights except the hazards, engage the hand brake, and wait until the fog lifts.
    Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
  • In extremely dense fog where visibility is near zero, the best course of action is to first turn on your hazard lights, then simply pull into a safe location such as a parking lot of a local business, and stop.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 6 Nov. 2025
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  • Some incredible lines come out of people’s mouths, and then the clouds gather again.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025
  • The clouds billowed as far east as New York, choking farm economies in the middle of the country and sending millions of people on the move.
    Vann R. Newkirk II, The Atlantic, 10 Nov. 2025
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  • However, a mysterious doctor showed up and revealed herself as Asuka, spitting mist at Charlotte's face, which also hit Alexa.
    Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
  • There is also pretty but not always energetic imagery filmed in different referenced parts of the current American wilderness — snow gathering in fields, mist rising above mountaintops — and never-energetic shots of re-enactors loading muskets or preparing for battle.
    Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025

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“Smog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smog. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.

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