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 in a book Kennedy published about four years ago, The Real Anthony Fauci: Bill Gates, Big Pharma, and the Global War on Democracy and Public Health, the now- health secretary harkens back to the miasma theory. Rob Stein, NPR, 14 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for miasma
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Noun
  • On-device processing keeps personal data local, while secure cloud services extend functionality with user control.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Jan. 2026
  • That said, don’t wait for perfectly clear skies to head into the hills – even in bright, sunny weather, the Matterhorn loves playing peek-a-boo behind the clouds.
    Rick Steves, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
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  • The bag of tricks–Ikue Mori sample-trigger rituals, Orange Milk-adjacent MIDI choir theatrics, Valentina Magaletti kitchen-sink drum thwacking, dubby Sun Araw haze–is endless, but cohesive.
    H.D. Angel, Pitchfork, 7 Jan. 2026
  • The Ektachrome had an additional advantage, which was to give the film the nostalgic haze of an old home movie.
    Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 7 Jan. 2026

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“Miasma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miasma. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.

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