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as in rainfall
a light or fine rain
a mist was falling on the streets as we drove home
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as in to obscure
to make dark, dim, or indistinct
the damp air misted the window pane
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Recent Examples of mist
The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2025
In autumn, its landscape is moody, marked by a light mist and subtle fog sliding across the big leaf maple trees and Douglas firs, but the climate remains mild, making year-round exploration easy to achieve.
—Nora Heston Tarte, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Cody Godwin, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2025
The Current had misting fans and extra ice on hand throughout the venue.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2025
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Noun
During winter, mist from the falls coats everything — including scaffolding — in a dangerous skin of ice.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2025
In autumn, its landscape is moody, marked by a light mist and subtle fog sliding across the big leaf maple trees and Douglas firs, but the climate remains mild, making year-round exploration easy to achieve.
—Nora Heston Tarte, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
Once cool, pour it into a spray bottle and lightly mist the smelly surfaces.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2025
The Current had misting fans and extra ice on hand throughout the venue.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mist
Noun
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Mulch plant roots to retain soil moisture between irrigation or rainfall events.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
1 Oct. 2025
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The interaction between the two storms should prevent Imelda from making landfall or stalling near the coast, which could have led to days of torrential rainfall and widespread flooding.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Mercury’s retrograde ends on the 7th and will help clear up any misunderstandings or mental fog that have kept you stuck in the wrong dynamics for too long.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 Oct. 2025
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But as early as 1892, scientists have noted that tiny droplets of water in the air can be positively or negatively charged in situations such as waterfall spray or fog.—
Rachel Nuwer,
Scientific American,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But this becomes nearly impossible when a dense medium obscures the object.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
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The other names on the list were obscured, leading to widespread fan speculation about his future opponents.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Kids can also expand their repertoire with assorted refill mixes of pizza and sprinkle brownies, sold separately.—
Pamela Brill,
Parents,
2 Oct. 2025
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These oversized cookies are usually topped with sprinkles, M&Ms, jam or chocolate chips.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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Improved lighting techniques in the perpetually dark Raccoon City police station made for a vastly scarier and immersive atmosphere than the pixelated haze of before.—
George Yang,
Rolling Stone,
30 Sep. 2025
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The performance goes from fiery to ineffectual as DiCaprio’s character, Bob, loses his youthful rebelliousness in a haze of pot and resignation.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Loren insists that less prominent creators looking to earn more money by blurring the line between professional and personal could ultimately put them at risk, marking a stark warning for parents who may have children considering the side hustle.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Together, O’Neill and Alicia navigate a rabbit hole of deranged folk singers, psychotic cops, boxing promoters, line dancing enthusiasts, and worst of all, podcasters, the truth blurs, bodies stack, and the nature of their search comes into question.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Top each bowl of soup with chives and a drizzle of heavy cream, in addition to bacon and cheese.—
Elizabeth Mervosh,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
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For a town that lives by horses and dies by the river, every drizzle is now a trigger.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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When Andrew pulled the car over to take pictures, the sun broke through the clouds in silvered streams, as if to herald the Epiphany.—
Ann Patchett,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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When the business world started to realize that the cloud could be as safe as their own data centers—or even safer—software companies made haste to produce cloud versions of their existing solutions.—
Chris Degnan,
Fortune,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Mist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mist. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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