as in hazy
filled with or dimmed by fine particles (as of dust or water) in suspension
it was hard to see through the smoggy afternoon sky
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Recent Examples of smoggy
Replacing gas-guzzlers with electric cars may also alleviate smoggy skies over Los Angeles and other urban centers, state leaders hope.
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Dino Grandoni and Evan Halper, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Aug. 2022
That isn’t the only reason to buy electric, which we were reminded of during a particularly smoggy day last week.
—New York Times, 23 Mar. 2022
Air quality in many of China’s famously smoggy cities has improved measurably.
—Elizabeth Economy, Foreign Affairs, 17 Apr. 2018
One is an orbiter, looking for the best places to find life on Titan in greater detail than before, while the other would place an actual drone into Titan’s atmosphere to explore the smoggy world.
—John Wenz, Discover Magazine, 27 Sep. 2017
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Dino Grandoni and Evan Halper, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Aug. 2022
That isn’t the only reason to buy electric, which we were reminded of during a particularly smoggy day last week.
—New York Times, 23 Mar. 2022
Air quality in many of China’s famously smoggy cities has improved measurably.
—Elizabeth Economy, Foreign Affairs, 17 Apr. 2018
One is an orbiter, looking for the best places to find life on Titan in greater detail than before, while the other would place an actual drone into Titan’s atmosphere to explore the smoggy world.
—John Wenz, Discover Magazine, 27 Sep. 2017
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for smoggy
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Granted, people’s memories can get a little hazy at times, but here’s an unscientific sample of what some other metro music fans hold dearest about Memorial Hall.—
Randy Mason,
Kansas City Star,
11 Sep. 2025
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Keeping the tradition alive Every year on a hazy summer evening, Hoosiers gather at Goose Pond Fish and Wildlife Area in Linton to learn the ropes.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
9 Sep. 2025
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At her London Photocall, the root of her hair appears braided, which makes her misty texture more pieced apart.—
Essence,
Essence,
28 Aug. 2025
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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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Many devotees endured the rainy weather to honor the statue and attend a mass led by Archbishop Thomas Wenski in the evening.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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Then, following what is typically a dry winter, the new rainy season starts in October and November.—
Steve Banker,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, the outlook for heavier-duty Russian rocket engines is murky, at best.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, the Cowboys are coming off a Week 1 loss to the Eagles, and their immediate future is looking murky.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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Post-pandemic immigration surges, followed by stricter enforcement, distorted many traditional labor-market signals and clouded real-time interpretation of headline statistics.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
8 Sep. 2025
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When the cornea is clouded or scarred, the pathway is blocked even if the retina itself is healthy.—
Charlie Fink,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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MacCallum House, set in a historic Victorian, makes for a cozy stop on a foggy night.—
Lauren Mowery,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The show preys on the audience’s foggy memory, leading us into a gray area where both Laura and Cherry are to blame for the show’s cliffhanger events.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Smoggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smoggy. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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