fog
noun
, fäg\
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adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms for fog
Synonyms: Noun
daze, dazedness, haze, muddle, spin, swoon
Synonyms: Verb
becloud, befog, blur, cloud, confuse, muddy, obfuscate
Antonyms: Verb
clarify, clear (up), illuminate
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Examples of fog in a Sentence
Noun
Heavy fog made it difficult to see the road. a climate marked by heavy fogs The fog reduced visibility to a quarter of a mile. This problem has me in a fog.Verb
The steam from the pot was fogging the window near the stove. The bathroom was all fogged up after my shower. politicians who try to fog the issue instead of taking a stand
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
One cool customization is to mount as-bright-as-possible fog lights out front, rigged with a set-aside interior switch. — Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, "Tips for customizing your favorite outdoor gear," 5 June 2019 One party this year was in a gymnasium of a Midland church, where organizers had a fog machine and inflatable tunnel for the kids announcing their commitments. — Kevin Armstrong, WSJ, "Youth Football League Encourages ‘Clear Eyes, Full Hearts, Complete Signatures’," 17 Dec. 2018 Feeling comfortable Previous SlideNext Slide On the outside, the MDX Sport Hybrid looks a lot like its conventional-engine counterpart, including its diamond-pentagon grille along with LED headlamps and fog lights. — Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica, "Love the hardware, hate the UI: The Acura MDX Sport Hybrid," 13 Dec. 2018 For a more accurate assessment, rent a fog machine from a party-supply store. — Henry Gifford, Popular Mechanics, "Your House Is Bleeding You Dry. Here Are 9 Steps To Save You Money.," 8 Aug. 2018 These include rotating license plates, machine guns behind the fog lights and in the front fenders, a bulletproof shield that pops up behind the rear window and, of course, a working ejector seat. — Gary Gastelu, Fox News, "License to build? Lego introduces 'Goldfinger' James Bond 007 Aston Martin DB5," 18 July 2018 The simulator can put the car on any of 11 race tracks—built from lidar maps—in good weather, rain, or fog. — Alex Davies, WIRED, "How It Feels to Drive—and Crash—the First-Ever Mid-Engine Corvette," 18 July 2019 The company’s ordering system can suspend delivery in certain areas during severe weather or fog. — Deborah Storey | For Al.com, al.com, "Food delivery craze drives GrubSouth," 17 July 2019 Each emotional crescendo, as the season draws to a close, might have offered new observations about the trauma that hovers over these characters, the way fog lingers over the crashing waves of the Pacific. — Megan Garber, The Atlantic, "Big Little Lies Forgot the Thing That Made It Great," 16 July 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Just talking about how to write a good one — which words to use and which to avoid — is so steamy, her glasses fog up. — Lisa Bonos, Dallas News, "Romance novelist Helen Hoang writes about love on the autism spectrum," 23 July 2019 Just talking about how to write a good one — what words to use and which to avoid — is so steamy, her glasses fog up. — Lisa Bonos, Washington Post, "A romance novelist struggled with Asperger’s. Now she writes about love on the spectrum.," 19 July 2019 Dixon's test consisted only of the framework, not the polycarbonate laminated screen that is meant to have an anti-reflective coating on the screen's interior, anti-fogging device and possible tear-offs. — Robby General, Indianapolis Star, "Scott Dixon tests IndyCar's Aeroscreen prototype in simulator," 2 July 2019 His breath, hissing out into the moonlit air, would have fogged the lenses. — David Canfield, EW.com, "First Look: The Andromeda Strain is back with a new look for its 50th anniversary," 26 June 2019 The detective won’t forget the video — a bag over the little girl’s face, her tiny gasps fogging the plastic. — Tim Prudente, baltimoresun.com, "Speaking for baby Rose: How a Baltimore detective found his purpose investigating child abuse," 6 June 2019 The Reflection, Celebrity’s largest ship, even offers a suite with a glass shower cantilevered out over the sea (don't worry about peeping Toms; the glass digitally fogs for privacy). — Condé Nast Traveler, "The Best Cruise Lines in the World: 2018 Readers' Choice Awards," 9 Oct. 2018 In the run-up to the crisis, a housing surplus prompted mortgage lenders to issue loans to anyone who could fog a mirror just to fill the excess inventory. — Jeff Andrews, Curbed, "10 years after the financial crisis, is the housing market still at risk?," 29 Aug. 2018 In its place, the raptors come to the kitchen door and snort, fogging up the window as only a warm-blooded animal can do. — NBC News, "'Jurassic World': Paleontologist who inspired Alan Grant role talks real-life dino science," 20 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'fog.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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fog
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