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
In the scene, Kenia bumps her foot into a floor lamp, cracking her pedicure nail, and forcing a medic to rip the nail off and wrap the toe in gauze.
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Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
That means trading in your breezy linens and cotton gauze for cozy cableknits, tailored button-downs, and structured denim that suits the season.
—Melanie Fincher, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2025
However, in a photo obtained by PEOPLE, the man is seen breathing with the assistance of a ventilator and has thick gauze pads covering his eyes.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 20 Aug. 2025
In the bubble of white gauze that enclosed the airboat, all that was visible of the vast river were a few feet of scrolling gray water at the tip of the bow.
—Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
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Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
That means trading in your breezy linens and cotton gauze for cozy cableknits, tailored button-downs, and structured denim that suits the season.
—Melanie Fincher, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2025
However, in a photo obtained by PEOPLE, the man is seen breathing with the assistance of a ventilator and has thick gauze pads covering his eyes.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 20 Aug. 2025
In the bubble of white gauze that enclosed the airboat, all that was visible of the vast river were a few feet of scrolling gray water at the tip of the bow.
—Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gauze
Noun
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Improved lighting techniques in the perpetually dark Raccoon City police station made for a vastly scarier and immersive atmosphere than the pixelated haze of before.—
George Yang,
Rolling Stone,
30 Sep. 2025
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The performance goes from fiery to ineffectual as DiCaprio’s character, Bob, loses his youthful rebelliousness in a haze of pot and resignation.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Mercury’s retrograde ends on the 7th and will help clear up any misunderstandings or mental fog that have kept you stuck in the wrong dynamics for too long.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 Oct. 2025
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But as early as 1892, scientists have noted that tiny droplets of water in the air can be positively or negatively charged in situations such as waterfall spray or fog.—
Rachel Nuwer,
Scientific American,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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An excellent crosser of the ball, though, so every cloud.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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At its core, the cloud is a model analogous to electricity, water, and other utilities; computing is a commodified service, generated at a remote location (in this case, a data center) and delivered through a network (here, the internet).—
Asad Ramzanali,
Time,
6 Oct. 2025
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The atmosphere of a Gothic novel creeps over you; encroaching mist along the outcroppings.—
Leanna Renee Hieber,
Big Think,
2 Oct. 2025
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The lightweight formulas of summer often need a boost, like richer creams, protective mists, and glow-boosting serums to help skin, hair, and body thrive in cooler, drier air.—
Essence,
Essence,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Gauze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gauze. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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