: a fog made heavier and darker by smoke and chemical fumes
also
: a photochemical haze caused by the action of solar ultraviolet radiation on atmosphere polluted with hydrocarbons and oxides of nitrogen especially from automobile exhaust
Examples of smog in a Sentence
the city's smog was once so bad that darkness often prevailed, even at noon
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But the most enlightening part of the book was its recounting of California’s uphill struggle to get the rest of America to care about smog.
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Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024
Aurangzeb said during a news conference, as a thick blanket of smog enveloped the city.
—Reuters, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
Many in Los Angeles, including Ueberroth and the Games organizers, had worried the Olympics would be marred by the area’s usual summertime ailments: traffic, smog and heat.
—Les Carpenter, Washington Post, 21 July 2024
The smog Wednesday will result from the final remnants of a high-pressure system that has smothered California for the last week and will bring back the heat and form a low ceiling on the top of the atmosphere, forecasters said.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 9 July 2024
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Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024
Aurangzeb said during a news conference, as a thick blanket of smog enveloped the city.
—Reuters, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
Many in Los Angeles, including Ueberroth and the Games organizers, had worried the Olympics would be marred by the area’s usual summertime ailments: traffic, smog and heat.
—Les Carpenter, Washington Post, 21 July 2024
The smog Wednesday will result from the final remnants of a high-pressure system that has smothered California for the last week and will bring back the heat and form a low ceiling on the top of the atmosphere, forecasters said.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 9 July 2024
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“Smog.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smog. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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smog
noun
ˈsmäg 
also ˈsmȯg
: a thick haze caused by the action of sunlight on air polluted especially by smoke and automobile exhaust fumes
Etymology
from smoke and fog
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