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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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The heaviest rainfall will occur in central and northeastern Oklahoma.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The Morning Fog Effect: Coastal Chilean Wine Perhaps the most visible manifestation of the Humboldt's influence is the morning fog.—
Jill Barth,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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On Thursday at 11:09 p.m. a dense fog advisory was issued by the NWS San Diego CA valid for Friday between 2 a.m. and 9 a.m. for Orange County Coastal.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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Iben believes that this simple truth—understood intuitively by earlier generations of investors—has been obscured in an era dominated by short-term thinking and monetary distortion.—
Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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In this natural-color scene, thick smoke obscures the fire’s mark on the land below.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Meghan Markle commented on the furore over her use of flower sprinkles in her Netflix show.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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Rain sprinkles danced in the air during Tuesday morning’s commute.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
22 Apr. 2025
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When a massive storm knocked out power and sent the world outside into a flickering haze of uncertainty — no streetlights, no signal, no safety net — James was there.—
Nina E. Cerfolio,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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Duhamel walks us through Staten's rash actions, still driven by being lost in a haze of grief, including a punch that will have serious repercussions for Staten going forward.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
17 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The site’s newfound might may blur the lines between editorial and matchmaking, but those charges aren’t exactly new.—
Jason Clinkscales,
Sportico.com,
2 May 2025
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But Mills and his colleagues have also spent the last four years working on ways to blur the lines between Disney’s linear and streaming properties in order to maximize audience potential for the company’s unscripted assets.—
Josef Adalian,
Vulture,
2 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
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Revenue from the Intelligent Cloud segment grew by 21% to $26.8 billion, primarily due to Azure and other cloud offerings.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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What To Know The legislation, SB 56, would make unapproved cloud seeding and other similar activities a third-degree felony, punishable by up to five years in prison or significantly raised fines of up to $100,000.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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“Mist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mist. Accessed 10 May. 2025.
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