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noun

ˈfȯg How to pronounce fog (audio)
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as in daze
a state of mental confusion didn't get enough sleep and now I'm in a fog

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2
as in haze
an atmospheric condition in which suspended particles in the air rob it of its transparency the fog lifted once the sun was out

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as in confusion
a state of mental uncertainty I wandered around in a fog after the shocking news

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fog

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verb

1
as in to confuse
to make (something) unclear to the understanding extraneous matters that only serve to fog the central issue

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as in to obscure
to make dark, dim, or indistinct time will fog memories

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Recent Examples of fog
Noun
Article continues below this ad Aside from areas of dense fog during the morning, Austin should see more sunshine Monday afternoon, with highs reaching the mid- to upper 80s. — Newsroom Meteorologist, Austin American Statesman, 2 Nov. 2026 The morning fog had lifted as Bates trails one of his delivery trucks and its driver, Lee Wood. — Rachel Siegel, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Verb
Here’s how to tell why your windows are fogging up in the morning and what to do about it. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2026 In other words, Bessent is fogging up the very same windshield Warsh was attempting to get a clear view from. — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fog
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fog
  1. daze
  2. haze
  3. confusion
  4. confuse
  5. obscure
  6. mist
  7. tangle
  8. cloud
Noun
  • Some waved the Israeli flag, colored pink to signify resistance; others walked around in a daze.
    — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The video then cuts back to Allen, bloodied and walking through the parking lot in a daze.
    — Joseph Serna, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of daze
Noun
  • Until now, untitled (halo)’s music has come couched in an alluringly dingy haze, so the first thing that leaps out about their debut is the massive upgrade in fidelity.
    — Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Cardboard inside the trailer fueled the fire, sending a light haze into the building.
    — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of haze
Noun
  • Adding to the confusion, a young female pilot has since been reported to have perished in the crash.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Mantovani, a Miami Beach resident who immigrated to the United States from Argentina as a child, said confusion about the electoral system and doubts about the impact of a single vote kept him from participating in previous elections.
    — Sabrina Lozano, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of confusion
Verb
  • Nearly all of the 70,000-plus fans in attendance — even the half of the stadium that was wearing Denver Broncos orange — were confused.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 9 Nov. 2026
  • Neither party should confuse a vote with a lifetime commitment.
    — Jose M. Muñoz, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of confuse
Verb
  • As light mist obscured the far-off Chicago skyline, only the faint sounds of metal cranes clanging and construction vehicles beeping in the distance broke up the quiet morning at Park 566 in South Shore.
    — Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The result is enough glare remaining to obscure a planet, but Wang and colleagues developed a new approach to this problem.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of obscure
Noun
  • Cool mist models are generally preferred, especially for kids.
    — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2026
  • In Indiana, Meta relies on dry cooling and keeps power consumption down in hotter months by spraying a mist to cool the air instead of relying solely on refrigeration units.
    — Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of mist
Noun
  • Despite the beery bonhomie and singalong-friendly simplicity of their tunes, the Twisted Teens are grappling with an increasingly complex tangle of contradictions and tensions.
    — Stuart Berman, Pitchfork, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Both amyloid beta and tau are normally present in healthy brains; the plaques and tangles are abnormal aggregations of these molecules.
    — Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of tangle
Verb
  • Those are likely the discussions clouding the Panthers’ front office.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Glee outgrew itself and became a different show altogether, and those last three seasons clouded the show’s legacy.
    — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026
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