miasma

Definition of miasmanext
as in cloud
a vapor of something unpleasant or unhealthy A miasma of smog settled over the city. a miasma of foul-smelling smoke

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Recent Examples of miasma Into this miasma of exhaustion, despair, disillusionment, and rage—or perhaps out of it—Violette’s work has returned with a vengeance. Rachel Wetzler, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026 Alice, at twenty, was left to manage a household of male relations, arranging meals and flowers in a miasma of cigar smoke. Judith Thurman, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025 An evil entity called Magatsu has been spreading its miasma around the world and that has consumed mana. Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2025 Commercially confidential plans, fast-changing chip efficiency trends, self-generation and a regulatory landscape that varies with each section line are all contributing to the forecasting miasma. Diganta Sengupta, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for miasma
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Noun
  • Some lightning occurs deep within clouds or is too weak to register clearly from orbit.
    Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 12 May 2026
  • Their tiered form nods to the cloud terrace motif that appears repeatedly in New Mexico’s indigenous Pueblo art and architecture.
    Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Noun
  • Instruments and voices accumulate into immense, sustained, saturating dissonances, with a snare drum cutting through the tear-gas haze.
    Alex Ross, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
  • Scientists believe seasonal winter clouds and hazes in the region may be limiting how atmospheric dust scatters sunlight there.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026

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“Miasma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miasma. Accessed 19 May. 2026.

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