miasma

as in cloud
a vapor of something unpleasant or unhealthy A miasma of smog settled over the city. a miasma of foul-smelling smoke

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Recent Examples on the Web Such a vast landscape sometimes makes the action of the film feel unmoored, with one collection of scenes showing Maxine reacting to a vague miasma of murder around her. Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 5 July 2024 The plot, for all its love of science and reason, is a miasma of magic, melodrama, corny emotionality, and gangster-movie politics. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 May 2024 Putin’s assertions, of course, are historical miasmas, infused with a brew of temporal and factual contradictions. Fiona Hill, Foreign Affairs, 25 Aug. 2022 The Select Subcommittee has done its best to contribute to this poisonous miasma. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for miasma 

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“Miasma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miasma. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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