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misted

verb

past tense of mist
as in obscured
to make dark, dim, or indistinct the damp air misted the window pane

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Recent Examples of misted The best formulas can be worked into damp hair before a blowout, misted onto dry hair to extend your style, or used to add texture and bounce as your hair air-dries. — Iman Balagam, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2026 Tamworth built the whiskey around those flavors, creating a spray that can be misted over cocktails rather than poured directly into them. — Emily Price, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 Just before the outdoor ceremony, a brief unexpected rain misted an otherwise sunny day. — Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026 If mold is a pesky problem in your shower, consider a daily shower spray that can be misted over surfaces after every shower to prevent mold from appearing. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 22 June 2026 There was no priming my heart for the kind of torrent my chest became as Lusaka misted over. — Literary Hub, 27 Mar. 2026 Aerosol sprays apply deodorant through an aerosol can and are misted under your arms. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2026 Mock recommends using a clean microfiber cloth misted with water from a spray bottle until damp. — Blythe Copeland, Martha Stewart, 15 Jan. 2026 My eyes misted seeing her tears after meeting with the young survivors and the families of the victims of a brutal knife attack in the UK that happened during a Taylor Swift dance party. — Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 16 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misted
  1. obscured
  2. darkened
  3. blurred
  4. blackened
  5. clouded
Verb
  • The exact current values are obscured because federal filings use broad ranges and exclude subsequent market moves.
    — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The choice to film primarily at night, in darkness, using disembodied voices to tell a story not depicted on camera, further highlights the extent to which these events have been obscured in Israel and around the world.
    — Drew Paul, The Conversation, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of obscured
Verb
  • Add kale and cook, stirring often, until darkened in color and very tender, 7–9 minutes (garlic will break into even smaller pieces).
    — Carla Lalli Music, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Of these two types of backlit TVs, full-array models stand out as the best choice because their lighting is broken down into zones that can be individually lit or darkened as needed.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of darkened
Verb
  • Fashion and athletics have long shared a vocabulary of performance and precision—and nowhere more visibly than in Italy, where houses from Prada to Armani have repeatedly blurred the line between sporting uniform and high style.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Bags have gotten softer and slouchier as the boundaries between work, travel, exercise and everyday life have blurred.
    — Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of blurred
Verb
  • On Tuesday, a silver cross on a long chain hung from the pine tree’s bark, which was peeling and blackened from the blaze.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The blaze blackened about 25 acres near the Getty Center before firefighters got the upper hand on it.
    — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of blackened
Verb
  • The sky had clouded in the meantime, deleting the circle from the wall—she’d arrived just in time to witness it.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
  • But her seemingly normal life is clouded by constant anxiety over the possibility of being sent back home.
    — Andrew Nachemson, The Dial, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of clouded

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“Misted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misted. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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