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
Meanwhile, the sheer curtains came alive with layered projections — solar flares, pulsing wavelengths, images of Reznor casting ghostly echoes of himself across the gauze in duplicate, triplicate, quadruplicate.
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Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 11 Feb. 2026
Critical medical supplies such as painkillers, gauze, and antibiotics are also unavailable.
—Philip Wang, Time, 9 Feb. 2026
The spray is an ideal solution to wounds like gunshots, shrapnel injuries, deep or awkward cuts, and situations where tourniquets or gauze don’t work well.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 8 Feb. 2026
Tatum post a pic of himself in a hospital gown with surgical gauze on his head.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Feb. 2026
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Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 11 Feb. 2026
Critical medical supplies such as painkillers, gauze, and antibiotics are also unavailable.
—Philip Wang, Time, 9 Feb. 2026
The spray is an ideal solution to wounds like gunshots, shrapnel injuries, deep or awkward cuts, and situations where tourniquets or gauze don’t work well.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 8 Feb. 2026
Tatum post a pic of himself in a hospital gown with surgical gauze on his head.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gauze
Noun
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The scenes where Robert is together with Gladys and their young child have warm lighting or the haze of golden hour.—
Emily Zemler,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Feb. 2026
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Youngblood wasn’t the type of Vegas gambler who quickly lost money amid a haze of champagne and neon lights.—
Matthew Bremner,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In extremely dense fog where visibility is near zero, the best course of action is to first turn on your hazard lights, then simply pull into a safe location such as a parking lot of a local business, and stop.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Feb. 2026
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There will also be a bit of patchy fog.—
Andrew Kozak,
CBS News,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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What piles up now melts gradually through spring and summer, feeding rivers, farms, and household taps long after the clouds clear.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
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Carnegie Mellon was building a big initiative for an academic cloud lab—$50 million of equipment controlled by a mix of people and robots—and the interface would be via code.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
17 Feb. 2026
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Across the calm waters behind a pumping station near Lake Borgne, hundreds of saplings stand out in the mist, wrapped in white plastic cylinders.—
Melina Walling,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Small but mighty Eha, on Estonia’s Hiiumaa island, part of a Unesco biosphere, has at its heart dawn mist walks, wild herb foraging, and Baltic ancestral healing.—
Jane Alexander,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Gauze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gauze. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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