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as in rainfalls
a light or fine rain
a mist was falling on the streets as we drove home
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as in hazes
an atmospheric condition in which suspended particles in the air rob it of its transparency
a heavy mist obscured our view of the city from the observatory
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as in obscures
to make dark, dim, or indistinct
the damp air misted the window pane
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Recent Examples of mists
Essence, 1 Oct. 2025
And then in the hive, in the hot pink mists of our collective mind, a figure appeared.
—Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
Welcome to this year’s Best of Beauty winners in the Scent category, a list that includes nine genre-defining fragrances, a solid perfume, two body mists, one delicious-smelling hair mist, two oils, and four home aromas.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
Gone are the mattyifying mists and powders needed for humid summer days and nights.
—Tanya Akim, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Where campsites on Angel Island offered extensive panoramic views of the East Bay, China Camp visitors sleep among tall trees that see evening mists pervade the night as turkeys and deer wander through the area.
—Don Sproul, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
Bath & Body Works has become well-known for its fine fragrance mists, body lotions and body creams, 3-wick candles, home fragrance diffusers and liquid hand soap.
—Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 18 Aug. 2025
Beyond providing an instantly refreshing sensation, the face mists of today also promise to replenish moisture, soothe irritation, and even cast a long-lasting dewy finish over makeup.
—Venus Wong, Refinery29, 14 Aug. 2025
Snif Founded by Bryan Edwards and Phil Riportella in 2020, Snif is the beauty industry’s clean scent disrupter offering fine yet affordable fragrances, mists, detergents and candles with baroque and whimsical aromas.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Noun
The lightweight formulas of summer often need a boost, like richer creams, protective mists, and glow-boosting serums to help skin, hair, and body thrive in cooler, drier air.
—Essence, 1 Oct. 2025
And then in the hive, in the hot pink mists of our collective mind, a figure appeared.
—Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
Welcome to this year’s Best of Beauty winners in the Scent category, a list that includes nine genre-defining fragrances, a solid perfume, two body mists, one delicious-smelling hair mist, two oils, and four home aromas.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
Gone are the mattyifying mists and powders needed for humid summer days and nights.
—Tanya Akim, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Where campsites on Angel Island offered extensive panoramic views of the East Bay, China Camp visitors sleep among tall trees that see evening mists pervade the night as turkeys and deer wander through the area.
—Don Sproul, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
Bath & Body Works has become well-known for its fine fragrance mists, body lotions and body creams, 3-wick candles, home fragrance diffusers and liquid hand soap.
—Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 18 Aug. 2025
Beyond providing an instantly refreshing sensation, the face mists of today also promise to replenish moisture, soothe irritation, and even cast a long-lasting dewy finish over makeup.
—Venus Wong, Refinery29, 14 Aug. 2025
Snif Founded by Bryan Edwards and Phil Riportella in 2020, Snif is the beauty industry’s clean scent disrupter offering fine yet affordable fragrances, mists, detergents and candles with baroque and whimsical aromas.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mists
Noun
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The river will still become polluted after heavy rainfalls due to runoff from the streets and flushing of city sewage systems.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
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During years of drought, when the water level dropped, trees grew in the lake bed, but when water returned following heavy rainfalls, the trees lost their leaves and were just bare trunks and branches.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Aug. 2025
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Along the way, blazes of pyrotechnics, flashes of light and hazes of smoke heightened the set’s intensity.—
Kirby Adams,
Louisville Courier Journal,
22 Sep. 2025
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However, both of these scenarios resulted in the copious production of complex organic hazes, including molecular formulas that match compounds essential to life processes such as nucleobases, sugars, amino acids, and more.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
10 Sep. 2025
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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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Especially for a complex negotiation surrounding a shutdown, what’s technically true is often presented in a way that obscures the full picture.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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While Waze still focuses on driving, this integration blurs the lines between the two apps.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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Touch in Sol’s fan-favorite primer smooths skin with a lightweight, velvety finish that blurs the appearance of pores and grips onto makeup in place all day.—
Sarah Han,
Allure,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Nelson uses hers for cookie cutter collections, sprinkles, spices, and other necessary baking ingredients.—
Nicole Letts,
Southern Living,
9 Oct. 2025
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According to the caption, the ice cream bar with sprinkles can be found at Auntie Gravity’s Galactic Goodies, Ice Cold Hydraulics and Dinosaur Gertie’s Ice Cream.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The plasma clouds were likely first created by jets of material released by the galaxy’s supermassive black hole, Hota explained.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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As the clouds of gas spread, state police and others surged into D Yard behind a wall of gunfire.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The tree produces an annual fall harvest of walnuts, enclosed in a green husk that darkens when ripe.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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When the sky darkens, her stomach clenches.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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It is dipped in red icing and Biscoff cookie crumble before being topped with golden icing drizzles and the Gryffindor crest.—
Sabrina Weiss,
People.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Mists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mists. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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