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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Replacing gas-guzzlers with electric cars may also alleviate smoggy skies over Los Angeles and other urban centers, state leaders hope.
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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
The air appears remarkably clear in winter, lacking the smoggy haziness that’s common in summer.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 17 Dec. 2021
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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
The air appears remarkably clear in winter, lacking the smoggy haziness that’s common in summer.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 17 Dec. 2021
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“Smoggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smoggy. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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