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as in confusions
a state of mental uncertainty
I wandered around in a fog after the shocking news
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as in confuses
to make (something) unclear to the understanding
extraneous matters that only serve to fog the central issue
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as in obscures
to make dark, dim, or indistinct
time will fog memories
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fogs
Verb
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And so an urban tunnel not only blocks some satellites, but confuses the listeners as to which are direct or reflected signals.—
Steve Tengler,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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My outfit is indistinct, but my slight smile is obvious, even as my hand obscures half of my face.—
Amanda Uhle
August 27,
Literary Hub,
27 Aug. 2025
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This position also obscures NGC 6302’s ancient, stellar core.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
27 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The woman, who goes by Madi online, shared the clip, to her TikTok account @tiktakmadi on Friday, showing a thin layer of white clouds in the sky, revealing the shimmering skyscrapers, reflecting the pink light of the sunrise above the iconic city.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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Times of clouds and sun with a thunderstorm in parts of the area.—
Randy Tucker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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English also says that protective or tight styles can also lead to matting if left in too long, by compacting tangles at the base.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
5 Sep. 2025
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Peralta leaders had kicked around the idea for years but avoided discussing it in concrete terms, with bureaucratic tangles often getting in the way.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
23 Aug. 2025
Verb
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For all their evident overlap, the two marketplaces serve different crowds — even as the boundary between art and design blurs (Basic.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
4 Sep. 2025
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Alcohol blurs a person's judgment, reaction time and abilities.—
Chris Ramirez,
jsonline.com,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Taylor hydrates with a creamy leave-in like Cheribe’s Moisture Milk, while Hinkle refreshes the scalp using rosewater mists.—
Larry Stansbury,
Essence,
4 Sep. 2025
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Bath & Body Works has become well-known for its fine fragrance mists, body lotions and body creams, 3-wick candles, home fragrance diffusers and liquid hand soap.—
Jordan Green,
Nashville Tennessean,
18 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The radiant point of the Perseids is the constellation Perseus, which, from the Northern Hemisphere, rises in the northeast as the sky darkens during August.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Blocking the sunlight also darkens his living spaces.—
Roxana Popescu,
Mercury News,
11 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Find an unobstructed view toward the east for the best chance of spotting it — but prepare to be disappointed as the horizon haze dims its light.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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The curtain falls, the spotlight dims, and the rhinestones are packed.—
Nick Mordowanec,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Fogs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fogs. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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