miasmas

variants also miasmata
Definition of miasmasnext
plural of miasma
as in clouds
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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clouds
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  • In 2016, the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)'s Akatsuki mission to Venus discovered the bank of clouds some 31 miles (50 km) up in Venus' dense Venus' dense atmosphere.
    Keith Cooper, Space.com, 13 May 2026
  • The clouds are a chorus behind them.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 May 2026
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“Miasmas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miasmas. Accessed 16 May. 2026.

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