as in hazy
filled with or dimmed by fine particles (as of dust or water) in suspension
it was hard to see through the smoggy afternoon sky
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Recent Examples of smoggy
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.
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John Wenz, Discover Magazine, 27 Sep. 2017
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
Ten years ago, the sky was more likely to be a smoggy brown-gray at this time of year, stained by pollution from industry and heating.
—New York Times, 18 Feb. 2022
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John Wenz, Discover Magazine, 27 Sep. 2017
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
Ten years ago, the sky was more likely to be a smoggy brown-gray at this time of year, stained by pollution from industry and heating.
—New York Times, 18 Feb. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for smoggy
Adjective
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Thin lines and hazy glowing colors make the towering, randomized geometric structures look like something from a French comic book.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
16 Mar. 2025
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Recall what the natural 2024 total solar eclipse looked like: a hazy white halo around a dark circle.—
Monisha Ravisetti,
Space.com,
12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Fort Shafter sits between the misty, dark-green mountains of the Ko’olau Range and the Ke’ehi Lagoon.—
E. Tammy Kim,
The New Yorker,
18 Mar. 2025
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Tall palm trees and bamboo and beyond them high misty mountains covered with vegetation of a deep monsoon green.—
Amitava Kumar,
The New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Recent Carabao Cup final goalscorer Alexander Isak is hot on his heels, with the best record in windy and rainy conditions — no doubt helped by Newcastle United’s status as the league’s most northerly club.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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Luckily, the disease numbers declined in 2024, as a rainy start to the year inundated the watershed with fresh water and drove salinity downward.—
Christine Condon,
Baltimore Sun,
24 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The situation here becomes more murky because Fusion GPS hired Christopher Steele, a former British intelligence officer, to investigate Trump’s ties with Russia and its president, Vladimir Putin.—
Niall Stanage,
The Hill,
14 Mar. 2025
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Prior to Wednesday’s announcement, the stock had declined more than 50% over the past 12 months as the company’s future became increasingly murky.—
Bloomberg,
The Mercury News,
13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Your brain is foggier, your body is slower, and your focus is weaker.—
Tess Brigham,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Steady rain and foggy conditions, followed by colder temperatures and strong winds, are expected in the city beginning Thursday night, forecasters said.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Smoggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smoggy. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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