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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
Charlie Mason, TVLine, 12 May 2025
Buy it in neutrals like cool black, chia brown, or crisp white, or dip into vibrant colors with sunlight yellow and mist blue.
—Madison Yauger, People.com, 10 May 2025
Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 23 Feb. 2025
An old hairstylist trick is to lightly mist your brush or comb with some hairspray to tame frizzies and flyaways.
—Bella Cacciatore, Glamour, 12 Feb. 2025
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Noun
The notes seemed to float over the mist that filled the stage.
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 12 May 2025
Buy it in neutrals like cool black, chia brown, or crisp white, or dip into vibrant colors with sunlight yellow and mist blue.
—Madison Yauger, People.com, 10 May 2025
Verb
Fisher suggests a few tips for ensuring strong seedlings: mist the seedlings regularly, keep them on seedling mats while germinating, and use a UV light positioned about two inches above the seedlings to prevent them from becoming too tall and weak.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 23 Feb. 2025
An old hairstylist trick is to lightly mist your brush or comb with some hairspray to tame frizzies and flyaways.
—Bella Cacciatore, Glamour, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mist
Noun
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Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
8 June 2025
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Record rainfall earlier this spring has lifted Oklahoma fully out of drought conditions for the first time in nearly six years.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
Noun
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If driving through fog becomes inevitable, remember these safety guidelines: Moderate your speed: Slow down and allocate extra travel time to reach your destination safely.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
31 May 2025
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In extremely dense fog where visibility is near zero, the best course of action is to first turn on your hazard lights, then simply pull into a safe location such as a parking lot of a local business, and stop.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
31 May 2025
Verb
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The raw data obscures just how substantial and prolonged the downfall of the little guy in the NBA has been.—
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
6 June 2025
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Complicating matters further are sophisticated networks of onshore and offshore actors who facilitate illicit operations by obscuring catch data, obfuscating labor abuses, and lobbying to maintain lax regulations, according to C4ADS.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 June 2025
Noun
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Top off with new a sprinkle of worm castings and some organic, granular all-purpose fertilizer.—
Nan Sterman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 June 2025
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The 70th Celebration churro features blue raspberry icing drizzle and sprinkles on the classic dessert.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
3 June 2025
Noun
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May in Chicago this year will be remembered for a rare dust storm, a gloomy haze from Canadian wildfires and unseasonably chilly temperatures throughout.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
31 May 2025
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For example, through high-resolution forecasts of solar irradiance, operators can anticipate fluctuations in sunlight caused by cloud cover, storms, or atmospheric haze.—
Renny Vandewege,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
Verb
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Airstream In place of common overhead cabinetry, Airstream further blurs the delineation between indoors and out with long, narrow upper windows above the primary window line.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 June 2025
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The 2025 Tribeca Film Festival, running through June 15, has centered music-heavy programming with premieres from artists including Billy Joel, Miley Cyrus, Turnstile and Depeche Mode — further blurring the line between musicians’ stagewear and red carpet fashion.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
7 June 2025
Noun
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Top with the avocado and drizzle with additional dressing to taste.—
Lynda Balslev,
Mercury News,
4 June 2025
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Rain is expected on Tuesday with off and on drizzle before 11 a.m.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
27 May 2025
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
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“Mist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mist. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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