smog
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2.0
- noun
- /smɔg/
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smog
- The sky was clear, the smog having been washed out by rain.
- photochemical smog
- urban smog
- smog and pollution
After he says there's no smog today, the girl coughs.
- After he says there's no smog today, the girl coughs.
- So particulate matter, smog, all that really bad stuff.
- You, you just kind of get used to the smog and the coughing.
- But when you have like industrial revolution smog, you got no sunlight the whole year.
- When I was growing up, the smog was so bad you couldn't see down the street.
- To be able to check the, the, the, the smog levels of your exhaust pipe from your car.
- It picks up sulfur and stuff from smog and air pollution, and it falls in the form of rain, acid rain.
- They thought that we were more interested as an industry in profits rather than progress, and that we filled the skies with smog.
- And, you know, I asked my mom a lot of questions about smog.
- You know, you get a poster, it says, you know, a night to remember or you know, a walk in the smog or something.
Examples
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Each of these pollution sources contributes to smog and acid rain, thereby affecting air quality.
Academic text (2000) -
When I was growing up, the smog was so bad you couldn't see down the street.
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An hour's drive in the traffic and the hot smog, and for what?
Fiction book (1994) -
Does the sun ever come out here, or do you have this smog all the time?
Fiction book (1995) -
How you gonna get around in all that smog?
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Sure beats the smog of LA, huh?
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Wow, that smog is thick today, huh?
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Outdoor recreation is on the decline as the number of smog days, violent weather episodes, and beach closures increase.
Academic text (2011) -
The valley swells like a bright circuit board; the smog has dissolved, and everything shimmers.
Fiction book (1998) -
When I was growing up, the smog was so bad you couldn't see down the street.
Synonyms
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2.7
Harmful substances in the air, water, or soil that damage health and nature
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5.2
A cloud of smoke or gas with a strong often harmful smell
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3.4
A thin cloud of dust, smoke, or moisture that makes it hard to see
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2.6
Harmful gases, smoke, and small particles in the air that can damage health or nature
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3.3
Dirty air from factories and power plants that harms people
Dirty, smoky air that makes breathing and seeing difficult
A lot of fog in the air that makes it hard to see
Harmful gases that smell bad and come from engines or machines
Antonyms
How Smoggy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Smog is a blend of the words smoke and fog, so picture smoke mixing with fog to make a thick, dirty cloud. That's why smog means 'smoky, polluted air' over a city.