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as in rainfall
a light or fine rain
a mist was falling on the streets as we drove home
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as in to obscure
to make dark, dim, or indistinct
the damp air misted the window pane
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Recent Examples of mist
Hari Kunzru, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
The weather service reported pockets of fog and mist across the region.
—Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 24 Jan. 2026
Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2026
Then mist the soil surface with water from a spray bottle, never a watering can.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Jan. 2026
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Noun
There’s a cast of wanderers, visionaries, and itinerants, the self-educated and self-published, a long lineage of cranks and outcasts, mostly penurious, always opinionated, stretching away into the mists of pseudohistory.
—Hari Kunzru, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
The weather service reported pockets of fog and mist across the region.
—Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 24 Jan. 2026
Verb
Level the soil with a rake, and then mist the bed well with a garden hose to settle the soil.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2026
Then mist the soil surface with water from a spray bottle, never a watering can.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mist
Noun
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As the hurricane carved a deadly path across Southern states and into Appalachia, heavy rainfall caused the Nolichucky to overspill its banks and engulf the hospital in as much as 12 feet of water.—
Brett Kelman,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
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The National Weather Service's Climate Prediction Center has high confidence in a wetter weather pattern for the next six to 10 days and near-normal rainfall for the next eight to 14 days.—
Newsroom Meteorologist,
Austin American Statesman,
7 Feb. 2026
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Some locally dense fog remains possible Tuesday as dew point temperatures and air temperatures reach the low 60s.—
Newsroom Meteorologist,
Austin American Statesman,
10 Feb. 2026
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Patchy dense fog will be possible for the inland areas.—
Lissette Gonzalez,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The individual, their face covered in a ski mask, appears to fiddle with the camera with a gloved hand before turning away to look for something to obscure the lens.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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But despite the new program’s promising rhetoric, the scientific framing of the announcement obscures a deeper policy problem.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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As a disturbance passes by to our north, there is a slight chance of sprinkles or a wintry mix Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning.—
Grant Gilmore,
CBS News,
8 Feb. 2026
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Dust with a sprinkle of flaky sea salt after cooking.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
8 Feb. 2026
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Whether hiking through bright sunlight, overcast skies, or snowy conditions where the sun glare is reflected, Knockaround does an excellent job of reducing the haze and glare.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Feb. 2026
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A little haze won’t affect the taste.—
Carla Lalli Music,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
3 Feb. 2026
Verb
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With proper application, the blurring balm powder keeps makeup in place for hours on end with minimal touch-ups needed.—
Essence Wiley,
InStyle,
7 Feb. 2026
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As Hal witnesses crisis and inequality firsthand, the line between observing and acting begins to blur.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Also available starting Monday are new menu items, including Chocolate Pistachio Loaf and a Dubai Chocolate Bite, a chocolate shortbread crust tart filled with pistachio cream and topped with a chocolate drizzle and pistachio crumbles.—
Mike Snider,
AZCentral.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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When the pan is hot, add a drizzle of olive oil.—
Ashia Aubourg,
Outside,
8 Feb. 2026
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And third, the center of the nebula is obscure, with what looks like a wispy cloud in the foreground blocking us from seeing the central star itself.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Feb. 2026
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That data lives in Google’s cloud and servers.—
Hadas Gold,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Mist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mist. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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