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Definitions

milieu

[mil-yoo, meel-, mee-lyœ] / mɪlˈyʊ, mil-, miˈlyœ /
NOUN
environment, atmosphere
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ambience surroundings
STRONG
background bag climate element locale location medium neighborhood place setting space sphere turf
WEAK
ambient mise en scène nabe

Example Sentences

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By merging then and now, it plunges visitors into a milieu they may know only through a Shaker bentwood box, and it signals that this exhibition aims to explore the relevance of Shaker ideas today.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Even more unusual, in this particular political milieu, was her expressed compassion for Palestinian Muslims.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026

While sports may be a more forgiving milieu for him, Wasserman’s reputation within the relatively progressive music industry could be too tarnished for him to remain.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026

But “wait and see” isn’t where you want to find yourself in today’s current market milieu.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

The project returned him to the milieu of small science he had left behind after his first few handmade cyclotrons.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik