Thesaurus results for BRUME

brume

noun

ˈbrüm

Definition of brume

as in haze

an atmospheric condition in which suspended particles in the air rob it of its transparency cloaked in the early-morning brume, the village did indeed look like some long-lost Brigadoon

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Recent Examples of brume The sublime glassy Radnor Lake pulls in photographers from around mid-Tennessee who often arrive early enough to shoot the morning brume that rises from the lake. — New York Times, 1 Oct. 2020

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Noun

Finding out what creates the lower haze on Venus unexpectedly solved another mystery.

— Elizabeth Rayne, ArsTechnica, 1 Oct. 2026
Malaysia’s haze crisis is being driven largely by forest and peat fires in neighboring Indonesia, made worse by the dry weather.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of haze

Noun

The most widespread fog with the lowest visibilities will be located across Scotland, Hoke, Cumberland, Sampson, Wayne, and Wilson counties.

— NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2026
The fog rises from Mount Tamalpais like a spirit, slowly billowing over spears of feathery redwoods and fluffs of fragrant bay laurels.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of fog

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Other offerings include hydrating and volumizing shampoo and conditioner duos; a Deep Moisture Repair Hair Mask; a SahaScalp purifying scrub, and a recent trio of hair and body fragrance mists inspired by different Indian cities and states.

— Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2026
Injection systems therefore need to create a very fine fuel mist and distribute it evenly through the combustion chamber.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of mist

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In enterprise cloud and software, a partnership that produces nothing gets a hard conversation inside of a quarter.

— Omer Qureshi, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Crew members scurry over to the actors with a gardening-type tool, opening the nozzle and blowing a cloud of yellow and red dust onto us.

— Kyle Maclachlan, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026

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