1
as in obscuring
to make dark, dim, or indistinct
the diner's dark interior, clouded with smoke and grease
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2
as in confusing
to make (something) unclear to the understanding
cloud the issue with obscure statistics
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Recent Examples of clouding
However, a lack of diversity in thought was clouding every step forward.
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Janine Schindler,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Are foggy relationships clouding your goals and ambitions?
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Usa Today,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 were recent enough for Black Americans to understand the nation’s possibility for change, yet the routine violence didn’t diminish, clouding the wave of optimism with grief and disillusionment.
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Rae-Aila Crumble,
Pitchfork,
25 June 2026
What’s more, handling a mummy exposes it to potential contamination from modern bacteria and fungi, further clouding the picture of its microbial makeup.
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Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
8 June 2026
But as that dream inches closer to reality, legal squabbles are clouding that momentum.
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Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
29 May 2026
Republicans want to pass the bill as quickly as possible, but the party-line bill’s exposure to anti-weaponization fund amendments is clouding its path in both chambers.
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Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
29 May 2026
Development sends runoff into bays, further clouding the water.
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Annika Hammerschlag,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
For Vuletic, the path out of the controversy clouding the contest has little to do with the rules.
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Andrew Jones,
NBC news,
12 May 2026
Janine Schindler,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Are foggy relationships clouding your goals and ambitions?
—
Usa Today,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 were recent enough for Black Americans to understand the nation’s possibility for change, yet the routine violence didn’t diminish, clouding the wave of optimism with grief and disillusionment.
—
Rae-Aila Crumble,
Pitchfork,
25 June 2026
What’s more, handling a mummy exposes it to potential contamination from modern bacteria and fungi, further clouding the picture of its microbial makeup.
—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
8 June 2026
But as that dream inches closer to reality, legal squabbles are clouding that momentum.
—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
29 May 2026
Republicans want to pass the bill as quickly as possible, but the party-line bill’s exposure to anti-weaponization fund amendments is clouding its path in both chambers.
—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
29 May 2026
Development sends runoff into bays, further clouding the water.
—
Annika Hammerschlag,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
For Vuletic, the path out of the controversy clouding the contest has little to do with the rules.
—
Andrew Jones,
NBC news,
12 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clouding
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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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Why People Misunderstand This Intelligence The first mistake people make is confusing integrative intelligence with being broadly knowledgeable.
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Having said that, conversations might be confusing today.
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Waves act like moving lenses, warping light and blurring underwater objects.
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These makers are much more reticent about the risks of blurring the once fine line between browsing sites and asking a large language model a question or instructing it to take potentially sensitive actions.
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The political committee is also the subject of a recent Federal Election Commission complaint accusing it of obfuscating its expenses in violation of federal election rules.
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When The Star requested records related to ATO being placed on probation last year, the outcome letter KU provided was heavily redacted, completely obfuscating the narrative of the hazing allegations that university investigators found to be credible.
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Auto-correct tools generally brighten photos, but this one also knows when an image needs darkening.
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Moonrise will take place across North America in blue hour, when the sky is darkening but still retains color — perfect timing.
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Led by music-industry mogul Irving Azoff, the Oak View Group might have found itself with new competition after Legends Global entered the mix, but on Wednesday city officials appeared uninterested in further muddying the convoluted sale of the 112-acre complex.
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The Falcons don’t want any live pass rushers muddying the pocket and putting Penix at risk before he’s completely recovered from his knee injury.
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Breaking the cycle of mosquito breeding in a non-toxic way reduces reliance on harmful fogging chemicals, which kill insects indiscriminately.
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Then remove the spark plug and add a fogging oil or small quantity of Marvel Mystery oil to the cylinder and replace the spark plug.
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Scientists have not even fully determined which pollutants pose the greatest risks to firefighters, further complicating a choice.
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Opponents, however, see the measure as overly reliant on standardized testing that doesn’t account for complicating factors like poverty, class size and access to resources.
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