murks

Definition of murksnext
plural of murk
as in hazes
an atmospheric condition in which suspended particles in the air rob it of its transparency stuck outside in the murk and the rain

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Noun
  • Through hushed hazes of strings emerge gentle pulsings and flourishes of winds.
    Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb. 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • Barresi and Cuellar hold each other up with palpable tenderness, each one crafting a long, poignant arc from innocence through the fogs and thorns of experience.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • An actual cosmic void — which can indeed be a billion light-years (or more) across — has nothing to do with dark gas clouds and Bok globules, which are small, nearby clouds of light-blocking matter, particularly at optical wavelengths.
    Big Think, Big Think, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Its home screen’s hourly forecast consists of temperatures, weather icons, and illustrative background visuals, such as gloomy rain clouds, that sometimes fail to match the view out the window.
    Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2026
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“Murks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/murks. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.

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