1
as in obscures
to make dark, dim, or indistinct
the diner's dark interior, clouded with smoke and grease
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2
as in confuses
to make (something) unclear to the understanding
cloud the issue with obscure statistics
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Recent Examples of clouds
Rick Steves, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Expect a blanket of low stratus clouds and some patchy dense fog Tuesday morning, but skies should begin clearing around lunchtime.
—Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 6 Jan. 2026
Depending on how long the inversion lasts, Groenert said, the area also could see fog and low-level clouds.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 6 Jan. 2026
Pudu says the robot relies on a 360-degree perception system combining four 120-degree fisheye cameras and dual 192-line LiDAR sensors, generating dense 3D point clouds for navigation.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 5 Jan. 2026
Expect more clouds than sun on Monday, with a cold start and a chilly finish in the Philadelphia region.
—Andrew Kozak, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
Locals take midday walks bundled in thick scarves and down jackets; their breath like clouds in the crisp air.
—Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 4 Jan. 2026
Low clouds and winds are also affecting Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles, according to the FAA.
—Kansas City Star, 11 Nov. 2025
The northern lights could be visible statewide in Michigan, though predicted rain, snow and clouds will likely interrupt viewing chances, the NWS and SWPC said.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 11 Nov. 2025
Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
For now, the uncertainty clouds Yang Ming’s outlook for 2026, according to Pai.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 29 Dec. 2025
Government shutdown clouds economic outlook The vote to cut interest rates by a quarter point was not unanimous.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 29 Oct. 2025
Remove pressure to perform and find flow Cortisol clouds judgment and kills creativity.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The absolute level of yields is unthreatening, but Treasury holders were selling after a strong rally as the horizon clouds up a bit.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
That said, don’t wait for perfectly clear skies to head into the hills – even in bright, sunny weather, the Matterhorn loves playing peek-a-boo behind the clouds.
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Uncertainty clouds the future for both Collins and Smith.
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The changes also allowed Mingo to step out of the shadows cast by André DeShields and Richard Pryor, who played the Wiz in the original Broadway show and 1978 movie adaptation, and make the role his own.—
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In it, prisoners trapped inside a cave perceive the world only through shadows cast by outside objects.—
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In this way, Berlin and New York were linked as though through an imaginary tunnel that gave passage to the hidden or half-glimpsed sexualities that heteropatriarchy silences and obscures.—
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This deliberately obscures the possibility that some victims were lactating female bears — and for every dead mother, there was probably at least one cub in danger of dying from starvation.—
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Red Rising is a book that seems to confuses some politically right-leaning readers, something which frustrates but doesn’t surprise Abughazaleh.—
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Mars’ clash with Neptune clouds your judgment and confuses your intuition.—
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Along the way, blazes of pyrotechnics, flashes of light and hazes of smoke heightened the set’s intensity.—
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However, both of these scenarios resulted in the copious production of complex organic hazes, including molecular formulas that match compounds essential to life processes such as nucleobases, sugars, amino acids, and more.—
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About Modern Work Spaces Hackl says that efficient workflows are still the primary goal, but the concept has changed in a way that blurs the lines of the classic three-sided shape.—
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Squire’s story blurs ideological lines.—
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Barresi and Cuellar hold each other up with palpable tenderness, each one crafting a long, poignant arc from innocence through the fogs and thorns of experience.—
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Every night from January 2 – 4, the super Wolf Moon can be seen in the eastern sky as the sky darkens, rising higher and moving southward as midnight draws near, according to BBC Sky at Night Magazine.—
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Ash-like material darkens the air, coming out of the giant cracks in the world Vecna ripped open by using the lives of four people, including the now-comatose Max, to open four gates from the Upside Down.—
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Director Antonio Campos shoots this exchange in the shadows, a choice that only obfuscates this pivotal moment further.—
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Local students tend to know about the province’s nationalistic perspective, due to their high school curriculum, but this deliberately (and understandably) obfuscates the larger Canadian picture to try to foster a firmer attachment to Quebec’s language and culture.—
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“Clouds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clouds. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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