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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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as in confusion
a state of mental uncertainty
I wandered around in a fog after the shocking news
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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
Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
Of fog and airships Hangar One is among the world's largest freestanding structures, covering eight acres at Moffett Field near Mountain View.
—New Atlas, 3 Apr. 2026
Luca Evans, Denver Post, 6 Mar. 2026
While coastal spaces often lean on a blue and white color palette, Markatos Lowe likes to think outside the box with unexpected shades that still speak to the setting, such as soft grays that nod to fog or the greens, aquas, and ambers found in sea glass.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 3 Mar. 2026
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Noun
There are hills in the distance, and the fog is down low.
—Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
Of fog and airships Hangar One is among the world's largest freestanding structures, covering eight acres at Moffett Field near Mountain View.
—New Atlas, 3 Apr. 2026
Verb
No longer fogged by the haze of a rebuild and a young quarterback.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 6 Mar. 2026
While coastal spaces often lean on a blue and white color palette, Markatos Lowe likes to think outside the box with unexpected shades that still speak to the setting, such as soft grays that nod to fog or the greens, aquas, and ambers found in sea glass.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 3 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fog
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In the band’s heyday, Anthony Kiedis, with his bare torso and long girlish copper-blond hair, looked like a ’70s teen idol who’d become a Warhol hustler – a street-flesh god like Joe Dallesandro, except that where Dallesandro was in a daze, Kiedis was a live wire.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
13 Mar. 2026
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And there’s still almost an hour of film left to go, in which everyone, including the audience, is in a sort of hallucinatory, post traumatic daze — but even the relative comfort of that won’t last long.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Light-bloom torture-test shots of colorful objects against completely black backgrounds also produced significant haze that tapered off gradually across the screen.—
Will Greenwald,
PC Magazine,
6 Apr. 2026
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The home here is a ramshackle London town house where a famed painter, Julian Sklar (Ian McKellen), is spending his final years in a haze of creative stagnation and lingering renown.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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Outside, the street was now clogged with driverless cars, their high beams on, in confusion, in paralysis, lacking any traffic lights to tell them what to do.—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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The confusion allowed the CIA to uncover the location of the service member, who was hiding in a mountain crevice, the official said.—
Seung Min Kim,
Fortune,
5 Apr. 2026
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But Neptune also blurs lines, which is why its influence can feel mysterious or even confusing at times.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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The threats have left operators confused and frozen, unwilling to attempt passage, due to safety fears and uncertainty about Iran's new fee system.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
10 Apr. 2026
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What went into the decision to obscure the identities of Sam’s underage victims without outright blurring their faces?—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
6 Apr. 2026
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Both of these ballets feature dancers wearing stiff, geometrically inspired costumes that obscure their bodies and constrain their movements.—
Shanti Escalante-De Mattei,
ARTnews.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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The visuals are augmented by movement of the seating as well as special effects with mist and smells.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 Apr. 2026
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Products in the new collection include a thermal shield mist, volumizing mousse, and strong hold gel.—
Caché McClay,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2026
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Namira, whose dark hair had burgundy streaks, wore hoop earrings and a tangle of gold necklaces.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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Its tangle-free brush roll comes in handy for cleaning up after pets that frequently shed, too.—
Sian Babish,
PEOPLE,
8 Apr. 2026
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For him, rap was always the dream, even when self-doubt clouded the vision.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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This lifetime model shifts cloud storage from a recurring expense to a one-time investment for long-term data management.—
StackCommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Fog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fog. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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