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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 obscures
to make dark, dim, or indistinct
the damp air misted the window pane
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Recent Examples of mists
Vogue Business Team, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2025
Its crumbling buildings swallowed by greenery are starkly beautiful and deeply eerie, even more so as the cooler seasons creep in and sea mists descend.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
The beauty bar allows shoppers to try out the brand’s bestselling fragrances, hair and body mists while being introduced to new products as well.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025
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
Scent Shop your favorite category or keep scrolling for the year's favorite fragrances, body mists, and candles.
—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
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Under her management, the brand expanded its Sephora presence, doubled down on its You fragrance franchise (a category that has driven $100 million in sales for the brand to date, per Leahy’s note), and in June, pushed into new categories such as bodycare and mists.
—Vogue Business Team, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2025
Its crumbling buildings swallowed by greenery are starkly beautiful and deeply eerie, even more so as the cooler seasons creep in and sea mists descend.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
The beauty bar allows shoppers to try out the brand’s bestselling fragrances, hair and body mists while being introduced to new products as well.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025
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
Scent Shop your favorite category or keep scrolling for the year's favorite fragrances, body mists, and candles.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mists
Noun
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Warmer air, for example, boosts evaporation, which leads to more moisture entrained in the atmosphere, intensifying rainfalls, while warmer oceans provide an energy source for more violent hurricanes.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
22 Oct. 2025
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Cameroon is subject to very heavy rainfalls.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 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
Verb
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However, the headline advance obscures the weakness below the surface, a growing concern for investors.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
4 Nov. 2025
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For the next few minutes, the tree obscures at least one of the men.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Oct. 2025
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What starts as a cathartic process spirals out-of-control, as the line between justice and madness blurs.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
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Best Hotels & Resorts The Calile Hotel Designed by acclaimed architects Richards and Spence, The Calile’s 175 rooms are framed by subtropical landscaping that blurs the line between indoors and out.—
Alli Forde,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Nov. 2025
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Donut enthusiasts, don't despair—of course, Dunkin' capitalized on the double entendre of Munchkins, giving the donut brand's Old Fashioned Glazed Munchkins a makeover with the addition of pink and green sprinkles.—
Maddie Topliff,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Nov. 2025
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It is made of soft sugar cookie pieces, icing and sprinkles all blended with soft serve ice cream.—
Sabrina Weiss,
PEOPLE,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Low clouds and winds are also affecting Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles, according to the FAA.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
11 Nov. 2025
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The northern lights could be visible statewide in Michigan, though predicted rain, snow and clouds will likely interrupt viewing chances, the NWS and SWPC said.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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Elsewhere, an unexpected power shift darkens the brotherhood bond between Phil (Adrian Holmes) and Geoffrey (Jimmy Akingbola), whose loyalties to the Banks family are tested.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
3 Nov. 2025
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The dishwasher often darkens and discolors aluminum cookware.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
30 Oct. 2025
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Plus, the cookies are not decorated with Crumbl’s common drizzles, pipings or crumbles.—
Sabrina Weiss,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 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 29 Nov. 2025.
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