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Recent Examples of miasma
In such a milieu, Hine’s troubling 1908 photographs would easily disappear, perhaps seizing a moment but soon evaporating into the visual miasma that floods the zone daily.
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Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2025
For a miasma of fatigue seems to be wafting through the air of late.
—Michael Peregrine, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
They were caused by miasmas, disturbances of the air.
—Ross Pomeroy, Big Think, 20 Mar. 2025
When modern Western medicine took shape in the late 1800s, scientists and doctors alike tossed miasmas aside, treating them like an embarrassing relic of the Dark Ages, a concept with as much value to medicine as bleeding patients.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
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Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2025
For a miasma of fatigue seems to be wafting through the air of late.
—Michael Peregrine, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
They were caused by miasmas, disturbances of the air.
—Ross Pomeroy, Big Think, 20 Mar. 2025
When modern Western medicine took shape in the late 1800s, scientists and doctors alike tossed miasmas aside, treating them like an embarrassing relic of the Dark Ages, a concept with as much value to medicine as bleeding patients.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for miasma
Noun
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Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
12 July 2025
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There are both federal regulations and state regulations for cloud seeding and other forms of weather modification.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Austin American Statesman,
12 July 2025
Noun
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The wind that causes the haze is also responsible for the reddish area at the top of the photo.—
Perri Thaler,
Space.com,
6 July 2025
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Smog, haze and pollution sometimes contribute to poor air quality.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
3 July 2025
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“Miasma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miasma. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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