as in environment
the circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded
young, innovative artists thrive in the freewheeling milieu that a big city offers
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Recent Examples of milieu
Liquid’s unnamed narrator, who lives in this bleak milieu, is at one of the most relatably challenging points in life.
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Porochista Khakpour, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2025
Historians may come to conclude that one of the most consequential moments of Donald Trump’s return to the White House took place on the first full day of his second term and in a church, not the president’s most natural milieu.
—John T. Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025
By making his milieu familiar to a modern audience, Hytner and Bailey ignore the profound strangeness of Richard, who gains dominion over himself only by letting a nation slip through his fingers.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2025
Huston could recognize the ways of that brood: her own renowned and eccentric family inhabited that domestic world of privilege, power, infidelity, and intrigue that became Christie’s writerly milieu.
—Erik Morse, Vogue, 15 Apr. 2025
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Porochista Khakpour, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2025
Historians may come to conclude that one of the most consequential moments of Donald Trump’s return to the White House took place on the first full day of his second term and in a church, not the president’s most natural milieu.
—John T. Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025
By making his milieu familiar to a modern audience, Hytner and Bailey ignore the profound strangeness of Richard, who gains dominion over himself only by letting a nation slip through his fingers.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2025
Huston could recognize the ways of that brood: her own renowned and eccentric family inhabited that domestic world of privilege, power, infidelity, and intrigue that became Christie’s writerly milieu.
—Erik Morse, Vogue, 15 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for milieu
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This issue was built around residences that offer respite from the routine: homes that are in harmony with their environment and the rhythms of their inhabitants, and that offer an unabashed sense of fantasy and locale.—
Amy Astley,
Architectural Digest,
28 May 2025
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When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
28 May 2025
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Fans both in person and online noted the electric atmosphere of the concert.—
Caché McClay,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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It was therefore expected that — even if tentative — the detection of a potential biomarker in the atmosphere of an exoplanet would have extensive coverage.—
Victoria Corless,
Space.com,
25 May 2025
Noun
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For context, about 230,000 Minnesotans are enrolled in Medicaid, and over 440,000 people are enrolled in SNAP benefits.—
Rod Adams,
Essence,
25 May 2025
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This is a common early move for startups and works just as well in a family office context.—
Francois Botha,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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Shade-Loving Flowering Shrubs Hydrangeas and azaleas need consistent moisture and protection from afternoon sun when grown in hot climates.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
22 May 2025
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This climate report is funded by MSC Cruises USA and the Lynn and Louis Wolfson II Family Foundation in partnership with Journalism Funding Partners.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
22 May 2025
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Set on pristine white sand, the resort is an angular sandcastle of clean lines, coral surfaces, and glittering private pools that mirror the island’s milky blue surrounds.—
Elspeth Velten,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Apr. 2025
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Otherwise, this is the bargain buy for those after knock-out surround in an all-in-one package.—
Ryan Waniata,
Wired News,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Milieu.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/milieu. Accessed 31 May. 2025.
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