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 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 In its time, however, the earlier concept of disease transmission through miasma gave people tools that could also be effective in fighting disease. The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 8 July 2025 But experts say one problem is how Kennedy defines miasma theory. Rob Stein, NPR, 14 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for miasma
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Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • 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

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

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