as in haze
an atmospheric condition in which suspended particles in the air rob it of its transparency
wrapped in the pale gauze of a misty afternoon, the city seemed eerily romantic to the strolling lovers
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Recent Examples of gauze
Designed in-house and exclusive to Anthropologie, Celandine offers playful colors and prints, novelty textures, breathable gauze and linen fabrics that offer a range of sensibilities from preppy to sensual and reflect the spirit of adventure and relaxation.
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Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 13 Jan. 2025
First, the healthcare provider cleans around the opening of the urethra with sterile gauze.
—Jennifer Welsh Published, Verywell Health, 2 Dec. 2024
In the second slide, Spencer posted a photo showing a mid-calf gray boot on her left foot and a black ankle boot on her right — both wrapped in gauze and bandages.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 14 Dec. 2024
Both the banality and the evil that Dana wants to investigate live within Dad and Daughter, and gradually the poison starts to seep from their memories like blood through gauze.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024
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Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 13 Jan. 2025
First, the healthcare provider cleans around the opening of the urethra with sterile gauze.
—Jennifer Welsh Published, Verywell Health, 2 Dec. 2024
In the second slide, Spencer posted a photo showing a mid-calf gray boot on her left foot and a black ankle boot on her right — both wrapped in gauze and bandages.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 14 Dec. 2024
Both the banality and the evil that Dana wants to investigate live within Dad and Daughter, and gradually the poison starts to seep from their memories like blood through gauze.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gauze
Noun
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As the microlight receded west into the haze, the birds chasing behind, an armada of cars and camper vans sped off in pursuit.—
Nick Paumgarten,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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The Abbey in the Oakwood is similarly enigmatic, featuring a derelict cemetery with tilting tombstones and the ruins of a church amid leafless trees, as is Greifswald in Moonlight, a nighttime scene of fishing vessels at low tide with a German city in the haze.—
Jerry Saltz,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2025
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Listen to this article On Tuesday morning, patchy and dense fog returned in several counties.—
Garfield Hylton,
Orlando Sentinel,
11 Feb. 2025
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The weather service warned Saturday that dense fog near airports in Louisiana may complicate arrivals for fans traveling to New Orleans for Sunday’s game.—
Artemis Moshtaghian,
CNN,
8 Feb. 2025
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Just days after what seemed like 40 days and 40 nights of Bay Area storms, the clouds have finally given San Francisco a break – just in time for Ayesha Curry’s Sweet July Skin coffee truck pop-up during All-Star Weekend.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
18 Feb. 2025
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The camp is firmly perched beside a small, spring-fed lake, above billowing clouds and below Mawenzi’s jagged peak.—
Mary Robnett,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Feb. 2025
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Intensity In contrast to the fine-fragrance mist, the perfume is much more intense and bold.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2025
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Tonight, however, there’s little to see at kick-off but the mist of fans’ breath against the black of the night.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Gauze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gauze. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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