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as in hazy
filled with or dimmed by fine particles (as of dust or water) in suspension
it's pretty foggy outside, so be careful driving home
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as in vague
not seen or understood clearly
could only see a foggy outline of the intruder in the dark
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Recent Examples of foggy
The show preys on the audience’s foggy memory, leading us into a gray area where both Laura and Cherry are to blame for the show’s cliffhanger events.
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Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
On the way, the ship encountered foggy conditions and ran into a limestone outcropping.
—Maia Pandey, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
Because for now, the Patriots’ future is foggy except for two truths.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 16 Aug. 2025
The past few weeks may have thrown your schedules off, drained your motivation, or left you foggy about how to care for yourself.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 10 Aug. 2025
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Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
On the way, the ship encountered foggy conditions and ran into a limestone outcropping.
—Maia Pandey, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
Because for now, the Patriots’ future is foggy except for two truths.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 16 Aug. 2025
The past few weeks may have thrown your schedules off, drained your motivation, or left you foggy about how to care for yourself.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 10 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foggy
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Lemon Chiffon and Sundew, Classic Yellow and Armagnac—all evoke dusty landscapes and hazy sunlight.—
Tim Nelson,
Architectural Digest,
24 Sep. 2025
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Frosted glass has an opaque, hazy finish that provides privacy while still allowing in light.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
23 Sep. 2025
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But those conditions are vague, and largely left to interpretation, Chris Mirasola, a professor of law at The University of Houston Law Center, tells TIME.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
7 Oct. 2025
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Fans reportedly emptied out of the stadium before halftime, and after the final whistle, the 73-year-old former NFL coach was left making vague promises that his team would somehow turn the corner.—
Sean Neumann,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
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Amelia Gray Hamlin Amelia Gray Hamlin partnered her black lace get-up with a sinister makeup look involving misty gray shadow.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
19 Sep. 2025
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The low-hanging clouds reached their misty tendrils toward us, dousing us in a cool bath of rain.—
Stefanie Waldek,
AFAR Media,
12 Sep. 2025
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Amid the hangover of the 0-4 start, students shuffled out their dorms, lured by free food and faint promise of school spirit at the Rose Bowl.—
Cameron Teague Robinson,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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Visitors report hearing faint voices and screams when inside the room.—
Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Severe weather during our rainy and hurricane seasons make vehicles particularly susceptible to damage from wind, flood, and hail, leading to an increase in vehicle claims.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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That one subtle alteration flips the rainy minor sound into a bright ray of positivity.—
Tom Roland,
Billboard,
8 Oct. 2025
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Combs' case was particularly challenging, wading into the murky intersections of consent and coercion, celebrity, complex workplace dynamics and the myriad ways that people cope with trauma.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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The lack of government data leaves investors, economists and policymakers with a murkier view of the economy at a crucial moment when concerns are mounting about a weaker labor market and stickier inflation.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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My feelings about Euphoria are fairly clouded now by all the drama surrounding the production.—
James Factora,
Them.,
26 Sep. 2025
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Post-pandemic immigration surges, followed by stricter enforcement, distorted many traditional labor-market signals and clouded real-time interpretation of headline statistics.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Foggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foggy. Accessed 12 Oct. 2025.
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