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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
Rocky formations, imposing mountains and foggy vistas make for some indelible images.
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Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 27 Nov. 2024
Your values are the north star that guides actions when the landscape ahead becomes foggy.
—Sherzod Odilov, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
Turpin walked down the aisle holding a bouquet of black and white flowers as a smoke machine made for a foggy, dramatic entrance.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
Luna then squares foggy Neptune, challenging us to determine which expectations are realistic.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2024
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Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 27 Nov. 2024
Your values are the north star that guides actions when the landscape ahead becomes foggy.
—Sherzod Odilov, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
Turpin walked down the aisle holding a bouquet of black and white flowers as a smoke machine made for a foggy, dramatic entrance.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
Luna then squares foggy Neptune, challenging us to determine which expectations are realistic.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foggy
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By the time authorities started asking questions days later, memories of partygoers were hazy.Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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For instance, sky-gazers should avoid beaches where the skies tend to be hazy and instead find a mountaintop.Gina Park, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
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Comments are vague and unhelpful, ownership falls into the void, and version control is nonexistent.Shani Harmon, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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That may sound vague and grandiose, but a specific kind of expansion has recently been in evidence among many of the best new films.Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2024
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The sound of the vast rotors rippled through the air tossing up the lagoon’s waters in a misty haze.Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
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With an awed expression and misty eyes, Swift marveled at the waves of aural affection, taking out her ear monitors to fully experience the overwhelming sound.Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
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Scot Warwick’s final communication with his wife was a faint squeeze of her hand.J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 7 Dec. 2024
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The eclipse effect will open up sustained views of the sun's faint surrounding corona, allowing for the second craft to use a suite of onboard sensors to collect data and photograph the inner region of the corona, according to the ESA.Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2024
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On a recent rainy Wednesday in Manhattan, Leonid Kogut sat and looked in awe at Apex, a stegosaurus that spans 27 feet.Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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Landed during the rainy season in a swamp, the emigrants found neither fresh water nor waterproof dwellings awaiting them, though they were shortly regaled with a supply of skates!Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 13 Dec. 2024
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But the dog domestication saga gets even murkier in the context of the peopling of the Americas, which might have occurred sometime between 27,000 and 16,000 years ago.Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Dec. 2024
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Yet the science surrounding the Pet Effect is murky, at best.Jessica Pierce, TIME, 15 Dec. 2024
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“Foggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foggy. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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