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as in daze
a state of mental confusion
didn't get enough sleep and now I'm in a fog
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as in confusion
a state of mental uncertainty
I wandered around in a fog after the shocking news
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as in to confuse
to make (something) unclear to the understanding
extraneous matters that only serve to fog the central issue
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as in to obscure
to make dark, dim, or indistinct
time will fog memories
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Recent Examples of fog
Anthony Kuhn, NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
The trees, known for their dynamic twists and turns and five needle strands, have the ability to capture moisture from the fog and water themselves.
—Del Mar Historical Society, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2025
Sacbee.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Most of the grapes for this stunning Chardonnay are sourced from the southern part of Napa Valley where fog from the San Pablo Bay cools the grapes in the late evenings and early mornings, allowing the wines to maintain bracing acidity and freshness.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 24 July 2025
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Noun
Taboos against challenging gender roles and male authority thicken the fog of moya moya.
—Anthony Kuhn, NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
The trees, known for their dynamic twists and turns and five needle strands, have the ability to capture moisture from the fog and water themselves.
—Del Mar Historical Society, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2025
Verb
The mosquito and vector control districts have also ramped up surveillance and treatments targeting both larvae and adults, including ground fogging in areas where positive mosquitoes and birds were found, officials said.
—Sacbee.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Most of the grapes for this stunning Chardonnay are sourced from the southern part of Napa Valley where fog from the San Pablo Bay cools the grapes in the late evenings and early mornings, allowing the wines to maintain bracing acidity and freshness.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 24 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fog
Noun
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My stay in the Brazilian town began in a giddy daze.—
David Amsden,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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And of course, in the midst of my daze, my phone began buzzing incessantly.—
Karine Jean-Pierre,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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
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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
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The abrupt departure stunned the crowd, prompting confusion both in the audience and among his bandmates.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
25 Oct. 2025
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Teddy’s reasoning is a confusion of save-the-world alarmism, garden-variety derangement, unhealed trauma, and single-minded revenge.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Her daughter was confused, and eventually asked Nasser for an explanation as to what had been said.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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At her spring show, Marie-Adam Leenaerdt brought back the style, but her shiny spandex stocking version ensures no one confuses the look for child’s play.—
Laia Garcia-Furtado,
Vogue,
30 Oct. 2025
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Also, be sure to check local weather forecasts, because even the slightest cloud could easily obscure the northern lights.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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The seafloor had once been obscured beneath a thick ice shelf, but that changed in July 2017 when the massive A68 iceberg calved from the Larsen C Ice Shelf.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Niagara Falls has long been a must-visit destination, and fall is arguably the best time to visit, as the cool waterfall mist rises against a backdrop of orange, gold, and crimson.—
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Oct. 2025
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Founded in 1982, The property features 18 rooms, seven cabins, a spa, dining porch and wine cellar on 250 acres perched on a nearly mile-high ridgeline with mist-shrouded, forever views of the rolling hills.—
Suzanne Wright,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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Her hair is often a massive tangle of black curls, her nails are expertly polished, her huge brown eyes peer out from spidery lashes, and her skin is cocoa-butter smooth.—
Stephanie Mansfield,
Vogue,
2 Nov. 2025
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These tangles grow into 30–40 nm particles.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Nov. 2025
Verb
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However, this optimistic outlook is clouded by significant legal uncertainty.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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As the war dragged on, Democrats seized that statement as evidence of how Cheney's determination to go to war had clouded his judgment.—
Don Gonyea,
NPR,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Fog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fog. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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