miasma

noun

Definition of miasmanext
as in cloud
a vapor of something unpleasant or unhealthy A miasma of smog settled over the city. a miasma of foul-smelling smoke

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Recent Examples of miasma Over sunny instrumentation, Rhys flits back and forth between English and Welsh in what feels like a nonsensical miasma of free association. — David Harris, SPIN, 4 May 2026 The watery consommé subsumed what few masa dumplings swam their lonesome swirls in the bowl, with cobs of corn left like derelict buoys in the sloppy orange miasma. — Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Apr. 2026 Spare a thought for the investigators assigned to this miasma of terrible judgement. — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 28 Mar. 2026 That perfection of air and climate that lured filmmakers here in the first place was being lost in a brown miasma. — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for miasma
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  1. cloud
  2. haze
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  • The second jet, which was right behind, flew through a cloud of pink dust that shot up from the stadium roof as part of the pregame show.
    — Michelle Gumede, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The most common type of cloud seeding used in the United States is almost all done in Western states, according to University of Illinois emeritus professor of climate, meteorology and atmospheric sciences Robert Rauber.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of cloud
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  • Officers followed the sounds of the gunfire to another floor, where a smoky haze limited their visibility.
    — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The chip produced minimal haze and did not noticeably distort images viewed through it, suggesting that the material could work in optical systems placed directly in front of the eye.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026
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