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

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026

We have that accessibility where we live in the middle of San Francisco, along with the vibrant city milieu.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 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

When she didn't go through Nashville and its country-music milieu, "it sort of threw people for a loop", he told the BBC.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

Tchaikovsky wasn’t the first heavyweight Russian composer who wrote in the mainstream international idiom, the same milieu as Beethoven, Berlioz, Verdi or Brahms.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall