as in hazy
filled with or dimmed by fine particles (as of dust or water) in suspension
the village was slumbering peacefully beneath the brumous morning sky
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Some people who live in the Denver metro area on Thursday afternoon were making calls to 911 after skies became noticeably hazy and winds kicked up.—
Jesse Sarles,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2026 -
The new tunes showed an evolving sound while maintaining the band’s distinctive hazy, atmospheric tone.—
Travis Pinson,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Mar. 2026
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To the left of Castor and Pollux lies the constellation Cancer, the crab, the core of which plays host to the 100-strong stellar population of the Beehive Cluster (M44), which is visible as a small, misty patch of light on moonless nights.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
19 Mar. 2026
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Other images similarly mix the romantic and the mundane, with glamorous students in front of kitschy backdrops of misty woodlands or positioned between towering candelabras.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
11 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Despite rainy March weather outside, the inside of their matcha cafe was buzzing with dozens of customers happily sipping on light green lattes.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
25 Mar. 2026
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County officials said four members of the Baltimore County Animal Services went down the embankment and made their way through thick brush and debris to reach Trooper during a rainy and snowy day.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The lack of clarity about IPRoyal’s proxy network coverage, as well as its murky privacy policy, leaves it behind in those two key categories.—
Justyn Newman,
PC Magazine,
25 Mar. 2026
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Mueller’s inability to get to the bottom of the murk did not make the murk any less murky.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Dramatic footage shows flames and thick black smoke billowing from the area around the airport, while firefighters worked to contain the blaze.—
Moriah Thomas,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2026
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The crowd remains thick, spanning the width of the street.—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2026
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Malinovsky, an engineer, said his memory of the next few hours are somewhat clouded.—
Helen I. Bennett,
Hartford Courant,
4 Mar. 2026
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But over time, that beautiful view can become clouded with soot, haze, and stubborn residue that can dull the flame’s warm glow.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Brumous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brumous. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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