brumes

Definition of brumesnext
plural of brume
as in hazes
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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Noun
  • Along the way, blazes of pyrotechnics, flashes of light and hazes of smoke heightened the set’s intensity.
    Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Sep. 2025
  • However, both of these scenarios resulted in the copious production of complex organic hazes, including molecular formulas that match compounds essential to life processes such as nucleobases, sugars, amino acids, and more.
    Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Barresi and Cuellar hold each other up with palpable tenderness, each one crafting a long, poignant arc from innocence through the fogs and thorns of experience.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Despite all of the clouds, most of Saturday should be dry for traveling.
    Cutter Martin, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Within the image, thick clouds of cold hydrogen gas arrange themselves into ridges and wispy filaments.
    Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 21 Jan. 2026
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“Brumes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brumes. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.

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