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as in rainfall
a light or fine rain
a mist was falling on the streets as we drove home
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as in to obscure
to make dark, dim, or indistinct
the damp air misted the window pane
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Recent Examples of mist
Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2025
Line a rimmed baking sheet with kitchen parchment and mist with cooking spray.
—Christopher Kimball, Denver Post, 3 Apr. 2025
Kleigh Balugo, StyleCaster, 3 Mar. 2025
Like a spa day for high-end fabric, the pieces are brushed, steamed and misted back to life.
—Violet Goldstone, WWD, 7 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Plus, the decadent coconut can serve as a great base for layering your favorite body mists and perfumes for a light, summery scent.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2025
Line a rimmed baking sheet with kitchen parchment and mist with cooking spray.
—Christopher Kimball, Denver Post, 3 Apr. 2025
Verb
To form the bun, Mikey’s stylist then used a tail comb to part her hair, before finally sculpting the hair into a ribbon-like updo by twisting and shaping it while misting the Bumble and Bumble Spray de Mode Flexible Hold Spray.
—Kleigh Balugo, StyleCaster, 3 Mar. 2025
Like a spa day for high-end fabric, the pieces are brushed, steamed and misted back to life.
—Violet Goldstone, WWD, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mist
Noun
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In April 2025, Oklahoma City received 12.55 inches of rainfall in total.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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In the last week, this area has seen 800% of its normal rainfall for this time of year -- so adding more rain on top of that will easily spark flash flooding.—
Kenton Gewecke,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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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.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 May 2025
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Fans saw through the fog from the beginning, and each slight felt more telling than the last.—
Charlotte Walsh,
Vulture,
5 May 2025
Verb
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Again the water spray obscured what happened there just before the twister lost its power.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
10 May 2025
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Derrick White and Jrue Holiday were almost good enough to obscure the absence of Brown and Tatum in the game’s final 20 minutes.—
Bill Speros,
Boston Herald,
7 May 2025
Noun
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Mix in chocolate, sprinkles, nuts, candy, fruit, and so much more for a personalized dessert experience that’s better than the scoop shop.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 May 2025
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Place tomatillos, onion, garlic and jalapenos on the sheet, drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper.—
Jess Fleming,
Twin Cities,
27 Apr. 2025
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An expansive view of the French Alps covered in a wispy summer haze stretches out behind him.—
Nathaniel Parish Flannery,
Forbes.com,
5 May 2025
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Beautiful beaches, palm trees and picturesque homes — that were impossible to see behind a thick haze.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
1 May 2025
Verb
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The 20-episode series aims to blur the line between reality and imagination, mixing comedy and drama with a nostalgic nod to the vibrant ’90s era that shaped him.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
15 May 2025
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Further blurring the picture: the Trump administration announced a 90-day pause on the highest import fees for dozens of countries in early April and a similar truce with China on Monday that allows the two sides negotiate further.—
Paul Davidson,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
Noun
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Place tomatillos, onion, garlic and jalapenos on the sheet, drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper.—
Jess Fleming,
Twin Cities,
27 Apr. 2025
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Excluding Saturday’s drizzles, downtown L.A. had seen 7.88 inches of rain since Oct. 1.—
Daniel Miller,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The Juneteenth show in Texas was the culmination of an unlikely rise, literally to the clouds, for a Black woman whose courage still astounds a century later.—
Victor Luckerson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 May 2025
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Pull out your credit card to shop our favorite finds like the stylish outdoor lounge chair to relax poolside as the sun peeks from behind the clouds.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
13 May 2025
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“Mist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mist. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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