as in rainfall
a light or fine rain
as I wandered around the city, the late afternoon mizzle seemed the perfect accompaniment to my melancholy mood
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as in to escape
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Noun
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In April 2025, Oklahoma City received 12.55 inches of rainfall in total.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
2 May 2025 -
The heaviest rainfall will occur in central and northeastern Oklahoma.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Apr. 2025
Verb
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While they were gone, the tiny dog escaped and sprinted off into the wilderness.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Apr. 2025
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Tesla needs Musk's technical brilliance but can't escape the collateral damage of his polarizing public persona.—
Allen Adamson,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The device is not particularly technologically advanced; the electronic components inside consist of little more than a battery and a heating coil that turns liquid into mist.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
30 Apr. 2025
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Copper frames reference The Balvenie’s distillation process, brutalist forms nod to the distillery’s architecture, and mist, light and sound call the slow, transformative maturation of The Balvenie Fifty Collection.—
Nargess Banks,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
Verb
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No studio would finance the feature, about a whorehouse exhibitionist who lams it after being framed for murder — so director Melvin Van Peebles financed it himself with a boost from Bill Cosby, who gave him a $50,000 loan.—
Andrew Lawrence,
Peoplemag,
17 Feb. 2024
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One of those classic films that’s as good as its reputation (and maybe even better), Billy Wilder’s high-spirited comedy stars Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon as jazz musicians who have to lam it after witnessing a mob crime.—
Keith Phipps,
Rolling Stone,
1 May 2023
Noun
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However, other states anticipate more rain: Southern Alaska, Hawaii, southern Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and New England will be lucky enough to at least cool off in some precipitation alongside the record-breaking temperatures.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 May 2025
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The sudden drop in precipitation could bring elevated fire danger, according to a NWS Hazardous Weather Outlook.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Place tomatillos, onion, garlic and jalapenos on the sheet, drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper.—
Jess Fleming,
Twin Cities,
27 Apr. 2025
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Excluding Saturday’s drizzles, downtown L.A. had seen 7.88 inches of rain since Oct. 1.—
Daniel Miller,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Taylor Tomlinson will host After Midnight, the show that is replacing The Late Late Show now that James Corden has scarpered off to old Blighty.—
Vulture,
Vulture,
1 Nov. 2023
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Idrissa Gueye has scarpered, but that void was instantly filled by Mainz midfielder Jean-Philippe Gbamin - while Moise Kean, goodness knows how, has signed from Juventus to sharpen things up front.—
SI.com,
SI.com,
5 Aug. 2019
Verb
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This year’s slate includes passion projects from a myriad of top Hollywood talent who decamped to Park City, Utah, for screenings, panels, and parties.—
David Graver,
Vogue,
27 Jan. 2025
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By 2019, Antonioni needed a break, even if that meant decamping to the Netherlands.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
23 Feb. 2025
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“Mizzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mizzle. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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