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as in misty
filled with or dimmed by fine particles (as of dust or water) in suspension
hazy skies made it dangerous to fly the hazy sunshine so common in August
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as in clouded
covered over by clouds
when taking landscape photographs, compensate for dull, hazy skies by emphasizing colorful features on the ground
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as in vague
not seen or understood clearly
the meaning of "you should" here is hazy—does it mean "you are strongly urged" or "you are commanded"?
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Recent Examples of hazy
Those smudged, hazy glass patio doors are not doing your indoor-outdoor view any favors.
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026
North and central Georgia are also expected to see hazy skies as smoke from fires in northern Florida and southern Georgia is carried northward, according to the National Weather Service in Atlanta.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
As for Ophelia herself, Matthews’ performance hints at the character’s resilience, vulnerability and optimism, but her arc remains hazy, due to the meandering dialogue and lack of a clear plot.
—Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
My recollection of it all is hazy.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026
North and central Georgia are also expected to see hazy skies as smoke from fires in northern Florida and southern Georgia is carried northward, according to the National Weather Service in Atlanta.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
As for Ophelia herself, Matthews’ performance hints at the character’s resilience, vulnerability and optimism, but her arc remains hazy, due to the meandering dialogue and lack of a clear plot.
—Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
My recollection of it all is hazy.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hazy
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There’s something so edgy and industrial about this set, which pairs silver chrome accent nails with black cutout tips, stripes, and misty gray polish.—
Ariel Wodarcyk,
InStyle,
10 Apr. 2026
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To the left of Castor and Pollux lies the constellation Cancer, the crab, the core of which plays host to the 100-strong stellar population of the Beehive Cluster (M44), which is visible as a small, misty patch of light on moonless nights.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
19 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Ghostly figures depicting service members also appeared to emerge from the sky as sunlight pierced through clouded skies.—
Ryan Mancini,
The Hill,
14 Apr. 2026
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Malinovsky, an engineer, said his memory of the next few hours are somewhat clouded.—
Helen I. Bennett,
Hartford Courant,
4 Mar. 2026
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The exact reasons are often left vague, and the successors to be determined, but people are leaving.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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The exact reason remains vague, but some widespread cultural practice occurred across Central Europe.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Apr. 2026
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But beyond its account of a family in flight, from both the authorities and its own murkier truths, Dangerous, Dirty, Violent and Young interrogates the radicalism of the 1960s and 70s, its unlikely alliances, its political legacies, and its many, many casualties along the way.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Apr. 2026
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Most people have come to terms with that, but things get murkier in the realm of AI.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
30 Apr. 2026
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In the darkened foyer, Ember contemplated this unassuming bit of paper, momentarily paralyzed by a mixture of dread and excitement stirred together, an overpowering sensation that oozed from the crown of her head, down the length of her body, then hardened, like a soft golden resin becoming solid.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
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As scientists often find darkened teeth in ancient burials, other factors can contribute to a black appearance, notably the chewing of betel leaves.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Feb. 2026
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The book portrays the city as a liminal metropolis where the line demarcating business and crime has been worn faint by heavy footfall from both directions.—
Mark O’Connell,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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That's a whopping 500-meter--wide (1,640-foot) dish, ideal for picking up faint signals from far away.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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These storms may represent the last of SoCal’s rainy season, which typically ends in April.—
Deputy Managing Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Expect to see surgeonfish, blue tang, moorish idols, plus whale shark and manta rays in the May-September rainy season.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Apr. 2026
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Expect a mostly cloudy sky, with a few peeks of sunshine on Saturday.—
Steven Sosna,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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With slightly higher rain chances and mostly cloudy skies, peak daytime temperatures Thursday might reach the mid-80s.—
Newsroom Meteorologist,
Houston Chronicle,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Hazy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hazy. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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