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Recent Examples of miasma
Disease is caused by miasma, insufficient beef tallow, corn syrup, the evil eye.
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Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2026
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
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Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2026
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
See All Example Sentences for miasma
Recent Examples of Synonyms for miasma
Noun
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By Tuesday morning, crews reported the blaze was 20% contained after cooler weather and clouds gave crews the upper hand in fighting the flames.—
Reeti Malhotra,
Sacbee.com,
9 June 2026
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The expectant father, who shot a makeshift target that exploded into a blue cloud, igniting the surrounding brush, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor violation of US Forest Service regulations and was ordered to pay restitution for the damages.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
Noun
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Dabbing the cloth in rubbing alcohol, working away the dirty blots on the glass, waiting for the haze in my head to focus, and a new line to come to me.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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There’s also a slight haze effect across the image as the front camera struggles to handle the overhead fluorescent lighting.—
Kimberly Gedeon,
PC Magazine,
2 June 2026
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“Miasma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miasma. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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