1
as in confusing
to make (something) unclear to the understanding
extraneous matters that only serve to fog the central issue
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2
as in obscuring
to make dark, dim, or indistinct
time will fog memories
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Recent Examples of fogging
De-Fog Mirrors Before getting in the shower and using shampoo on your hair, use shampoo to prevent your bathroom mirror from fogging up from the shower’s humidity.
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Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2026
The wax was so hot that my glasses were fogging up.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2025
This small action will prevent mirrors from fogging up in the first place!
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Dec. 2025
Rotisserie birds fogging their plastic takeout containers can’t be good for you.
—Matthew Shen Goodman, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
In no time, volcanic ash spreads to the heavily populated capital of Tokyo, fogging up the air and blanketing buildings and vehicles.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2026
The wax was so hot that my glasses were fogging up.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2025
This small action will prevent mirrors from fogging up in the first place!
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Dec. 2025
Rotisserie birds fogging their plastic takeout containers can’t be good for you.
—Matthew Shen Goodman, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
In no time, volcanic ash spreads to the heavily populated capital of Tokyo, fogging up the air and blanketing buildings and vehicles.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fogging
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The reason is that missing information and others’ gaslighting are confusing your mind.—
Lisa Stardust,
Vogue,
23 Feb. 2026
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According to Sara Nibler, a recruiter at Redballoon who places candidates in roles ranging from manufacturing to media, job seekers are increasingly confusing the convenience of Zoom with an excuse to abandon basic professional etiquette.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
22 Feb. 2026
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The star kept her beauty minimal for the Sunday morning sunbathing, styling her blonde hair down with shaggy face-framing bangs grazing her cheekbones and partially obscuring her eyes.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
23 Feb. 2026
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Part of the reason Bragg didn’t know is that South Carolina doesn’t require hospitals to report admissions for measles, potentially obscuring the disease’s severity.—
Jennifer Berry Hawes,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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Mist had laid moist fingers on her windowpane, clouding the city outside.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 Feb. 2026
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Hu stopped making trades toward the end of last year when a pullback in big tech companies helped drag the S&P 500 to a monthly loss in December, clouding sentiment on Wall Street.—
Alex Veiga,
Fortune,
23 Feb. 2026
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Thousands of Cuban doctors, nurses and sports trainers also worked across Venezuela as part of the broader cooperation agreement, blurring the line between civilian aid and state influence.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
24 Feb. 2026
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Their chemistry is instant and combustible, blurring the line between rivalry and desire as every argument crackles with temptation.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
19 Feb. 2026
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The renderings showed an imposing new East Wing roughly a city block long, longer than the West Wing and almost completely obfuscating the view of the Treasury Building from the South Lawn.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
16 Feb. 2026
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Lawyers for the group contend that the city is willfully obfuscating to cover up its inadequate efforts to live up to its settlement.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2026
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Look out for the dark forms of Mare Crisium and Mare Fecunditatis darkening the sunlit wedge of Earth's satellite, which formed when ancient lava flows flooded networks of impact craters before hardening many millions of years ago.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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Smoke from the fire could be seen from miles away, darkening the sky.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 Feb. 2026
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And Hanceville’s fate is as murky as the fog that pours in at night, blotting out buildings and blackening the road ahead.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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These tungsten atoms would then condense on the slightly cooler inside of the glass bulb, blackening it and dimming the light over time.—
Natalia Sánchez Loayza,
Scientific American,
5 Feb. 2026
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Koutroulis said the county has instituted various mitigation measures to suppress the stink, including misting systems, industrial fans and soil to cover waste.—
Claire Wang,
Oc Register,
10 Feb. 2026
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Sokolowski also recommends avoiding misting your refrigerator with water directly—always apply it to a microfiber cloth first.—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Fogging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fogging. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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