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Recent Examples of miasma
When modern Western medicine took shape in the late 1800s, scientists and doctors alike tossed miasmas aside, treating them like an embarrassing relic of the Dark Ages, a concept with as much value to medicine as bleeding patients.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
Ando’s residential commissions in Southern California have lately been shrouded in a miasma of boldface celebrity real estate gossip.
—Mayer Rus, Architectural Digest, 5 Dec. 2024
Why, then, go through the miasma that has changed the entire character of the city?
—John Mariani, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Finally, Fauci’s role in this miasma remains unclear — in part because of his obfuscation and in part the nonfeasance of scientific journalists who for years haven’t aggressively pursued COVID-19’s origin story.
—Cory Franklin, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
Ando’s residential commissions in Southern California have lately been shrouded in a miasma of boldface celebrity real estate gossip.
—Mayer Rus, Architectural Digest, 5 Dec. 2024
Why, then, go through the miasma that has changed the entire character of the city?
—John Mariani, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Finally, Fauci’s role in this miasma remains unclear — in part because of his obfuscation and in part the nonfeasance of scientific journalists who for years haven’t aggressively pursued COVID-19’s origin story.
—Cory Franklin, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for miasma
Noun
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Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
7 June 2025
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Banks should use a hybrid strategy in which IoT data is handled both on edge and in centralized cloud systems to meet these obstacles.—
Kalyan Gottipati,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
Noun
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In June 2023, a surreal glowing orange haze descended on New York City and across other East Coast locations as winds concentrated and redirected smoke from Canada wildfires.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
6 June 2025
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With the haze of inexplicable death clouding every sequence, The Virgin Suicides reset the barometric pressure of teen movies.—
Hillary Kelly,
The Atlantic,
6 June 2025
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“Miasma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miasma. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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