muggy
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After being shuttled in less than half an hour between aggressive air conditioning, a muggy Chicago street and the temperate library, the cup had begun producing condensation at an alarming rate.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
Tuesday will start off relatively warm and muggy across central and south-eastern areas of England but further north and west it will start to feel a little cooler.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Dew points above 65 degrees are considered to be muggy and somewhat uncomfortable, those above 70 feel very humid and uncomfortable, and those above 75 are oppressive, according to the Weather Service.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Humidity is a critical one — since muggy air can hold less moisture, the sweat on a person’s body doesn’t evaporate as swiftly, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
The dark, muggy interior was a nineties fossil, a dream frozen in amber.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
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A higher dew point means the air is moister and thus will feel muggier.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2025
She said the "roasting" and "muggier" weather has made home visits a bit harder.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2022
The offseason’s great intrigue – where will LeBron go next? – began well before these finals ended, and will only get muggier and more tiring as the summer drags on.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 9, 2018
The farther I crawled, the darker and muggier it got and the heavier the flow of fumes, heat and noise.
From New York Times ● Feb. 17, 2016
The air felt muggier than their normal southern Aprils.
From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake
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Expats and tourists from some of the hottest, muggiest U.S. states are bewildered: How has a lifetime of sweltering heat not prepared them for this?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Pentagram, the Obsessed, Iron Man and other doom bands each specialized in sluggish, smothering riffs that, in their respective heydays, felt as endless and extreme as Washington at its muggiest.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 16, 2022
Yes, they’re dorky-looking, but it gives you the ability to keep your fan open and running even when it’s raining, which is often when it’s muggiest.
From The Verge ● Sep. 15, 2017
For the holiday week, the Metrograph will screen films set in some of New York’s muggiest weather.
From New York Times ● Jun. 30, 2016
She likes the spicy soup, but she can’t understand why I only seem to make it on the hottest, muggiest nights.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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