as in obscured
to make dark, dim, or indistinct
the damp air misted the window pane
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Recent Examples of misted
There was no priming my heart for the kind of torrent my chest became as Lusaka misted over.
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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
The very air, suddenly, was misted with pornography.
—Daniel Kolitz, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Unlike other mass-market body sprays marketed to teenage boys, this one isn’t abrasive or musk-heavy; it can be misted on enthusiastically in a locker room or before school without overpowering.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 8 Oct. 2025
And one of the restaurants is right on the rocks, so the spray of the waves sometimes even misted the table.
—Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Nov. 2024
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
The very air, suddenly, was misted with pornography.
—Daniel Kolitz, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Unlike other mass-market body sprays marketed to teenage boys, this one isn’t abrasive or musk-heavy; it can be misted on enthusiastically in a locker room or before school without overpowering.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 8 Oct. 2025
And one of the restaurants is right on the rocks, so the spray of the waves sometimes even misted the table.
—Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misted
Verb
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Executives are blind to how employees really feel What the early enthusiasm obscured is now visible in the numbers.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
9 Apr. 2026
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The two could have easily been forgotten, obscured by the passage of time as so many returning groups are.—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The sound box had a teardrop shape, just a couple of inches deep, with a golden-brown polyurethane finish that darkened to black at the edges.—
Tim Parks,
New Yorker,
11 Apr. 2026
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The managing director of the IMF, Kristalina Georgieva, said it had been prepared to upgrade global growth, but the Iran war has now darkened the outlook for the world economy.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Winter clouds and sleet blurred everything together, but as my eyes adjusted, what seemed dull grew more distinctive.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
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This spring, expect lips to be blurred, eyeliner to be smudged, and skin to be soft-focus.—
Ariel Wodarcyk,
InStyle,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Oil rushed through the sediment and rock and blackened the water.—
Jeffrey Marlow,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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My father’s thumb was huge and blackened.—
Kate Crane,
Rolling Stone,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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For him, rap was always the dream, even when self-doubt clouded the vision.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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The war in Iran has clouded the outlook, and most economists say the impact of the war and higher energy prices were probably not fully reflected in the March jobs numbers.—
Paul Wiseman,
Fortune,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Misted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misted. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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