as in haze
an atmospheric condition in which suspended particles in the air rob it of its transparency
wrapped in the pale gauze of a misty afternoon, the city seemed eerily romantic to the strolling lovers
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Recent Examples of gauze
Dark linens topped with torn gauze transform a buffet and a headless winged statue plays up the Gothic effect.
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Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2024
The company’s first costumes were made with a stiff gauze, then shifted to plastic masks and vinyl smocks.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2024
Clean minimally: Only use wet gauze to clean the umbilical stump if dirt or debris is present.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 12 Oct. 2024
Wanda loses her balance and falls down into the wall of the hospital, right in the medical supply room, where Bailey is happily stealing gauze for her clinic.
—Lincee Ray, EW.com, 27 Sep. 2024
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Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2024
The company’s first costumes were made with a stiff gauze, then shifted to plastic masks and vinyl smocks.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2024
Clean minimally: Only use wet gauze to clean the umbilical stump if dirt or debris is present.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 12 Oct. 2024
Wanda loses her balance and falls down into the wall of the hospital, right in the medical supply room, where Bailey is happily stealing gauze for her clinic.
—Lincee Ray, EW.com, 27 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gauze
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Uranus has methane, too—more, in fact—but the strength of its blue is diluted by haze in its upper atmosphere.Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
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The scene feels more like fantasy than reality, perhaps a daydream or hallucination conjured from one of Lois’s alcoholic hazes.Jen Chaney, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2024
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Plot: Marge accidentally kills Flanders during one of his fog walks.Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
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Unlike the multi-sensor setups of Waymo and Cruise, Tesla’s reliance on cameras alone presents challenges, particularly in low-visibility conditions like fog, snow, or harsh sunlight.Michael Khouw, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
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This increase is due to higher software expenses and cloud hosting services.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 19 Nov. 2024
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The technique, also known as solar radiation management, encompasses a range of technologies including sunshields in space, marine cloud brightening and stratospheric aerosol injection (SAI).Lara Williams, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Since 2013, Hoskin has been transplanting armoured mist frogs from the surviving population into new, similarly sunny habitats and closely monitoring the health of these new colonies.Martin J. Kernan, Discover Magazine, 16 Nov. 2024
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This cool mist humidifier has also racked up more than 14,000 perfect ratings from Amazon shoppers, and more than 5,000 people have added it to their virtual carts in the past month.Toni Sutton, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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