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Recent Examples of smoggy Replacing gas-guzzlers with electric cars may also alleviate smoggy skies over Los Angeles and other urban centers, state leaders hope. Dino Grandoni and Evan Halper, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Aug. 2022 That isn’t the only reason to buy electric, which we were reminded of during a particularly smoggy day last week. New York Times, 23 Mar. 2022 Air quality in many of China’s famously smoggy cities has improved measurably. Elizabeth Economy, Foreign Affairs, 17 Apr. 2018 One is an orbiter, looking for the best places to find life on Titan in greater detail than before, while the other would place an actual drone into Titan’s atmosphere to explore the smoggy world. John Wenz, Discover Magazine, 27 Sep. 2017 See All Example Sentences for smoggy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for smoggy
Adjective
  • This character development does not really land, however, and Mersault becomes increasingly hazy, disappearing into a cloud of abstraction in the third act.
    Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2025
  • People take pictures with the Welcome To Fabulous Las Vegas sign under hazy orange skies as the sun sets in Las Vegas, Nevada, on July 29, 2023.
    Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • At her London Photocall, the root of her hair appears braided, which makes her misty texture more pieced apart.
    Essence, 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
Adjective
  • The North Face Men’s Alta Vista Rain Jacket Fall brings the start of the rainy season in many climates.
    Anne Taylor, Travel + Leisure, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Meanwhile, the onset of the rainy season has exacerbated already deplorable conditions, transforming dust into thick sludge, flooding fragile shelters, and bringing swarms of malaria-carrying mosquitoes.
    Charlie Campbell, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Gray tones, blacks, murky greens, and of course, the midnight blue complete the look.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 6 Sep. 2025
  • But after that, things get murky.
    Sarah Hutter, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Post-pandemic immigration surges, followed by stricter enforcement, distorted many traditional labor-market signals and clouded real-time interpretation of headline statistics.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
  • When the cornea is clouded or scarred, the pathway is blocked even if the retina itself is healthy.
    Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • On the way, the ship encountered foggy conditions and ran into a limestone outcropping.
    Maia Pandey, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Because for now, the Patriots’ future is foggy except for two truths.
    Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 16 Aug. 2025

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“Smoggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smoggy. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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