as in sprinkles
a light or fine rain
as I wandered around the city, the late afternoon mizzle seemed the perfect accompaniment to my melancholy mood
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Noun
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As Ever’s first batch of products, which included teas, honey, jams, rosé wine, and even flower sprinkles, meanwhile, sold out in minutes.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
3 Sep. 2025 -
The Netflix show’s second season is really just its first season continued — the same fake house, the same cooking-and-crafting format, the same flower sprinkles, the same foodie guests.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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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
Verb
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This standoff goes on for almost 10 minutes before the driver finally gets out and is escorted away.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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The problem comes when inflation gets out of hand — when average prices go up faster than average wages are going up.—
Vivian Tu,
CNBC,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Taylor hydrates with a creamy leave-in like Cheribe’s Moisture Milk, while Hinkle refreshes the scalp using rosewater mists.—
Larry Stansbury,
Essence,
4 Sep. 2025
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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
Verb
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Pete escapes into the snowy woods, but Lambert tracks him down and ties him up.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Sep. 2025
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Kafka always escapes interpretation.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Mizzles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mizzles. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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