miasma

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 After a few weeks in this toxic miasma, the crew’s levels of hemoglobin, the crucial protein in red blood cells that ferries oxygen from the lungs to the muscles, had shot up by an average of 4.4 percent. Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 2 June 2025 In such a milieu, Hine’s troubling 1908 photographs would easily disappear, perhaps seizing a moment but soon evaporating into the visual miasma that floods the zone daily. Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2025 For a miasma of fatigue seems to be wafting through the air of late. Michael Peregrine, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025 They were caused by miasmas, disturbances of the air. Ross Pomeroy, Big Think, 20 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for miasma
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Noun
  • Designed with a cushioned insole that evenly distributes pressure and absorbs impact, these sandals make every step feel like walking on a cloud.
    Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 24 July 2025
  • Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2025
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  • That means when that tornado hits Kansas, the 10,000 people inside the Sphere will have wind whipping at their face, leaves flying in front of them, bolts of lightning puncturing the fog and swirling haze that the company will create inside the venue itself.
    Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 29 July 2025
  • Canada has suffered from severe wildfires since a record-breaking 2023 wildfire season, when fires burning in Quebec blanketed New York City in an orange haze.
    Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 27 July 2025

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“Miasma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miasma. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.

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