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as in hazy
filled with or dimmed by fine particles (as of dust or water) in suspension
enjoyed the misty view of the thunderous falls from the deck of the sightseeing boat
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as in vague
not seen or understood clearly
I've a misty understanding of the issue but not so much that I could vote intelligently
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Recent Examples of misty
The low-hanging clouds reached their misty tendrils toward us, dousing us in a cool bath of rain.
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Stefanie Waldek, AFAR Media, 12 Sep. 2025
Who else was caught off guard by the dreary, misty rain this morning?
—Cate Martel, The Hill, 10 Sep. 2025
At her London Photocall, the root of her hair appears braided, which makes her misty texture more pieced apart.
—Essence, 28 Aug. 2025
From the thunderous canyons of Utah to the misty peaks of China, 2025 reveals a world not only rich in beauty—but in economic might.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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Stefanie Waldek, AFAR Media, 12 Sep. 2025
Who else was caught off guard by the dreary, misty rain this morning?
—Cate Martel, The Hill, 10 Sep. 2025
At her London Photocall, the root of her hair appears braided, which makes her misty texture more pieced apart.
—Essence, 28 Aug. 2025
From the thunderous canyons of Utah to the misty peaks of China, 2025 reveals a world not only rich in beauty—but in economic might.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misty
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But its geological origins are hazy.—
Marnie Hunter,
CNN Money,
14 May 2026
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Even if my archive was unverifiable or incongruous, the hazy, contradictory landscape of Goodman’s life was the truth of her existence.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 May 2026
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Two Chinese defense companies have issued vague statements that together point to a possible new long-distance shooting record, although neither has provided technical specifications or independently verifiable data.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
16 May 2026
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Teenagers often respond better to concrete information than vague warnings.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
15 May 2026
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In addition to a cushy design, the sneaker also offers great traction, with little grooves on the outsole for grip on everything from shiny airport floors to rainy city streets.—
Jasmine Gomez,
Travel + Leisure,
11 May 2026
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Against the backdrop of a rainy, nocturnal London, O’Shaughnessy reprises his role as photographer Miles who obsessively captures unforgiving, morbid portraits of unaware strangers.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
11 May 2026
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Looking beyond the main structure captured by Webb, the galaxy’s spiral arms extend into a faint, wide ring of hydrogen gas stretching thousands of light-years.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
10 May 2026
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Meucci started seeing bright lights and feeling faint.—
Chris Hoffman,
CBS News,
9 May 2026
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But first, the imager will scout the asteroid’s immediate neighborhood to check for any moonlets that could pose hazards to the spacecraft or offer clues to the space rock’s murky past.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
14 May 2026
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Details of their final days remain murky.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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Ghostly figures depicting service members also appeared to emerge from the sky as sunlight pierced through clouded skies.—
Ryan Mancini,
The Hill,
14 Apr. 2026
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Malinovsky, an engineer, said his memory of the next few hours are somewhat clouded.—
Helen I. Bennett,
Hartford Courant,
4 Mar. 2026
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As the naturalist and chef on board, Smith prepared to make breakfast and write about the rainy, foggy conditions in her daily log.—
Megan I. Gannon,
Scientific American,
6 May 2026
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Mira is twelve years old and lives in the Avenues, San Francisco’s foggy western neighborhoods, with her mother, Michalle, who is a nurse practitioner, her father, Patrick, who is a full-time parent, and her sibling, Dylan, who is nine.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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“Misty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misty. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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