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as in hazy
filled with or dimmed by fine particles (as of dust or water) in suspension
it's pretty foggy outside, so be careful driving home
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as in vague
not seen or understood clearly
could only see a foggy outline of the intruder in the dark
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Recent Examples of foggy
Syd’s a foggy Orlando memory now, kind of like Orlando birthing ‘N Sync or the Real Shamu Twitter account or Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser.
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Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2025
Hamilton completed 30 laps in foggy and drizzly conditions in northern Italy while in conversation with new race engineer Riccardo Adami over team radio before meeting fans who had turned out to see him.
—Ali Rampling, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
An officer investigating the crash noted that the weather was foggy and the road was dry at the time.
—Lena Miano, arkansasonline.com, 5 Jan. 2025
On a foggy morning in early December, Fresno police Sgt.
—Vanessa Rancaño, NPR, 28 Dec. 2024
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Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2025
Hamilton completed 30 laps in foggy and drizzly conditions in northern Italy while in conversation with new race engineer Riccardo Adami over team radio before meeting fans who had turned out to see him.
—Ali Rampling, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
An officer investigating the crash noted that the weather was foggy and the road was dry at the time.
—Lena Miano, arkansasonline.com, 5 Jan. 2025
On a foggy morning in early December, Fresno police Sgt.
—Vanessa Rancaño, NPR, 28 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foggy
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Nominated for Best Actress for her performance in Wicked, Cynthia Erivo arrived in a white French tip manicure airbrushed with a faint, hazy green (and gold embellishments, of course).—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
8 Feb. 2025
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The hazy, blasé Pharrell hook ups the sense that Kendrick is alone amid the Compton chaos.—
Stephen Kearse,
Vulture,
4 Feb. 2025
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Related Stories The film, however, bears no clear timeline, other than the vague notion of modernity.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
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Filmmakers work to an intentionally vague brief from Mrs. Muccia Prada: make a short film, using Miu Miu’s latest collection, that articulates a woman’s story.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
14 Feb. 2025
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This is partially because the lungs breathe out moisture in misty breaths.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
8 Jan. 2025
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His eyes had turned misty at the memory of his mother’s words.—
Anna Russell,
The New Yorker,
3 Jan. 2025
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That shadow isn’t perfect, so faint sunbeams sneak around the shadow’s edges on all sides in the colors of a sunset, bathing the moon in brilliant, warm hues.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
11 Feb. 2025
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Nominated for Best Actress for her performance in Wicked, Cynthia Erivo arrived in a white French tip manicure airbrushed with a faint, hazy green (and gold embellishments, of course).—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
8 Feb. 2025
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In Uganda, the national government has stopped spraying insecticide and distributing bed nets to pregnant women and young kids; during the country’s next rainy season, which spans from March to May, malaria cases and deaths may spike.—
Hana Kiros,
The Atlantic,
5 Feb. 2025
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Northern California did have a wet start to the rainy season but also experienced a dry January.—
Rong-Gong Lin II,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2025
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But details around the torrenting were murky until yesterday, when Meta's unredacted emails were made public for the first time.—
Ashley Belanger,
Ars Technica,
6 Feb. 2025
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Indeed, local real estate agents provide a murky picture of whether that influx is really materializing.—
Sarah Cutler,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Feb. 2025
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“Foggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foggy. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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