Thesaurus results for MILIEUS

milieus

noun

variants or milieux

plural of milieu

as in environments

the circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded young, innovative artists thrive in the freewheeling milieu that a big city offers

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Recent Examples of milieus O’Farrell’s six preceding works generally depict more modern milieus; most are at least partially set in the 21 century. — Rachel Vorona Cote, Vulture, 2 June 2026

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Noun

The Audien Atom Pro 2 is designed for crystal-clear sound in environments like restaurants, while watching TV or at concerts.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
This includes coordinated sensing across multiple domains and autonomous operations in contested, disconnected, and degraded environments.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of environments

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Magnetic fields have implications for the structure of exoplanets and their atmospheres, according to Berger.

— Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
This program, led by astronomer Megan Weiner Mansfield at the University of Maryland, is examining a group of 10 different lava worlds to see at which temperatures these planets tend to form atmospheres.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of atmospheres

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The company says one product can carry thousands of contexts that shift with the season.

— Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
The focus, according to their proposal, will be on contexts of appropriation, chains of ownership, and the significance of the artifacts to contemporary Cameroon.

— Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of contexts

Noun

Neither are ideal, but this hasn’t prevented City fans from generating a decent atmosphere inside their new surrounds, particularly during last season’s run-in when the final nine home games were all won.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
One skyscraper amidst a sea of them, the Four Seasons San Francisco at Embarcadero blends in with its surrounds.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 July 2026

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