as in haze
an atmospheric condition in which suspended particles in the air rob it of its transparency
wrapped in the pale gauze of a misty afternoon, the city seemed eerily romantic to the strolling lovers
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Recent Examples of gauze
Lake Gauze Kaftan This coral gauze kaftan is summer simplicity at its finest.
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Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2025
Steve fitted a gauze on Cedric's head wound before whisking him off to the hospital, leaving Frankard to clean the remaining blood on the stairs and in their bathroom.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
Hospitals were able to replenish their supplies of antibiotics, sterile gauze, analgesics, and surgical equipment.
—Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 19 July 2025
Cotton tote bags, gauze scarves doubling as pareos and jersey T-shirts bearing the same colorful elements are also part of the range, which is available at Etro’s online store at prices between 320 euros for T-shirts and 1,450 euros for the Saturno style.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 5 June 2025
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Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2025
Steve fitted a gauze on Cedric's head wound before whisking him off to the hospital, leaving Frankard to clean the remaining blood on the stairs and in their bathroom.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
Hospitals were able to replenish their supplies of antibiotics, sterile gauze, analgesics, and surgical equipment.
—Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 19 July 2025
Cotton tote bags, gauze scarves doubling as pareos and jersey T-shirts bearing the same colorful elements are also part of the range, which is available at Etro’s online store at prices between 320 euros for T-shirts and 1,450 euros for the Saturno style.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gauze
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The smoke from Canada is expected to move over Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, D.C., while holding over much of Pennsylvania and New York, as calming high pressure and stable winds could hold onto this haze over the Northeast through much of the week and potentially even the weekend.—
Kenton Gewecke,
ABC News,
6 Aug. 2025
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Monday, however, may see increased haze from the Canadian wildfires heading down via northwesterly winds.—
Isabelle Friedman,
Boston Herald,
4 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Zero visibility strategy: In cases of near-zero visibility due to dense fog, initiate your hazard lights and locate a secure spot, such as a nearby business parking area, to pull over and come to a halt.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Aug. 2025
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The clarity provided by such a statement can break through the fog of mistrust between Israelis and Palestinians and allow both to imagine a future worth striving for.—
Ami Ayalon,
Foreign Affairs,
5 Aug. 2025
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But by Sunday, the clouds had cleared, and so had Scottie Scheffler's path to victory.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Aug. 2025
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Star clusters are gravitationally bound groups of stars that formed from the same interstellar cloud.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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The origins of many words are simply lost in the mists of history, a disappointment that lexicographers record with the frustrating notation origin unknown, or orig.—
Martha Barnette
August 6,
Literary Hub,
6 Aug. 2025
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Uber Klaus is joined by other smaller robots (Kommando Klaus) that appear after mysterious red mist descends on players.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Gauze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gauze. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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