as in obscuring
to make dark, dim, or indistinct
the damp air misted the window pane
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Recent Examples of misting
Among the items recalled are baby loungers, portable power banks, and misting fans.
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Daniel Orton, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
While some believe misting your houseplants once or twice a day helps create the tropical-rainforest conditions preferred by many plants, Hancock says the payoff might not be worth the effort.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2025
Consider a misting device or a drop fountain.
—Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Sep. 2025
Daniel Orton, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
While some believe misting your houseplants once or twice a day helps create the tropical-rainforest conditions preferred by many plants, Hancock says the payoff might not be worth the effort.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2025
Consider a misting device or a drop fountain.
—Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misting
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Meanwhile, this past weekend, reports emerged that two American military cargo jets deported people to Africa on flights that appear to have had their transponders turned off, preventing tracking by obscuring their locations from public flight databases and other nearby aircraft.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
24 Sep. 2025
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Differential privacy introduces controlled noise or randomness to datasets, obscuring individual details while maintaining collective patterns.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
23 Sep. 2025
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Heavy fuel oil also produces black carbon, a kind of soot that can settle on the ice and accelerate melt by darkening the surface, meaning more of the sun’s energy is absorbed.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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Other Mommy is described as a supernatural trip into the darkening world of a young girl as her family, and their home, are haunted by a sinister entity that is determined to take up residence inside her.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
16 Sep. 2025
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Towards the middle of the month, Venus will highlight friendships and social circles, blurring the line between platonic and romantic — a crush could suddenly feel more significant.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
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Defendants have made a range of arguments that, if accepted, risk blurring the line between civil and military federal power—to the detriment of this nation.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
4 Oct. 2025
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High-Heat-Safe Alternatives While enameled cast-iron cookware is excellent to use for braising, roasting, baking, or gentle stovetop cooking, certain high heat applications like searing steak or blackening fish are best done in other types of pans, like traditional cast iron or stainless steel.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
10 Sep. 2025
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Each footstep sent up clouds of dust and ash, coating everything, including my mouth and teeth, in fine grit, blackening my snot and saliva.—
River Selby
August 25,
Literary Hub,
25 Aug. 2025
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Rotisserie birds fogging their plastic takeout containers can’t be good for you.—
Matthew Shen Goodman,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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In no time, volcanic ash spreads to the heavily populated capital of Tokyo, fogging up the air and blanketing buildings and vehicles.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Misting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misting. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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