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as in to confuse
to make (something) unclear to the understanding
don't becloud the discussion by raising unrelated issues
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as in to obscure
to make dark, dim, or indistinct
the smog from the city's steel mills was once so oppressive that it beclouded the local landscape even at noon
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Recent Examples of becloud
But instead of sounding the alarm, defendants went out of their way to becloud the emerging scientific consensus.
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Edward Fitzpatrick,
BostonGlobe.com,
7 Aug. 2019
His flacks and surrogates hand out scraps of information grudgingly, infrequently, and beclouded by fragrant eructations of doublespeak.
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Charles Seife,
Slate Magazine,
1 Mar. 2017
Edward Fitzpatrick,
BostonGlobe.com,
7 Aug. 2019
His flacks and surrogates hand out scraps of information grudgingly, infrequently, and beclouded by fragrant eructations of doublespeak.
—
Charles Seife,
Slate Magazine,
1 Mar. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for becloud
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The decision reverses a June 15 determination by Division of Elections Director Carol Beecher, who concluded the Petersburg resident's candidacy was intended to confuse voters rather than represent a legitimate campaign.
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The senator and allies, including the National Republican Senatorial Committee, have condemned the challenger’s efforts to join the race, arguing his presence could confuse voters.
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The irony is a bit hard to ignore — the very environment being modified to protect or maintain beaches was simultaneously obscuring the ecological processes happening just offshore.
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And what’s a novelist but a fence, furnishing imaginary scenes with choice pieces of reality while obscuring their provenance?
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As in the plays of William Shakespeare, Stoppard’s authorial point of view was intentionally obfuscated.
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However, it's also been heavily subsidized to encourage adoption and obfuscate the financial costs of AI.
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Auto-correct tools generally brighten photos, but this one also knows when an image needs darkening.
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Its most dramatic attack occurred last week, when hundreds of drones overwhelmed Moscow’s air defenses and hit refineries and storage tanks, sending up black plumes of smoke that darkened the sky.
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Each features clouded bubbles to suggest aging, and the Air Max 90 takes the idea further with a distressed upper in the Infrared colorway.
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Mamdani has done the same, but Sherman’s own bias against Muslims clouds his judgment.
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As Americans live longer and spend more years managing chronic illness, cognitive decline and complex healthcare needs, the traditional boundaries between estate planning, financial planning and healthcare planning are beginning to blur.
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Coleman, himself a musician, has intentionally blurred the lines between brewing and performance.
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The kernels should develop dark golden spots without becoming overly blackened.
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One of the daily specials, a creamy risotto accented with a bold red pepper puree and blackened shrimp, caught my eye and satisfied my cravings for something comforting.
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