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
Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 11 Feb. 2026
Dahlke wanted to make sure her grandson Alex was the one to show her above the clouds for the first time.
—Joe Donlon, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
Increasing clouds and mild with a 30% chance of storms, late.
—Julia James, Dallas Morning News, 11 Feb. 2026
And be advised that weather can always play spoiler; August is Spain’s second-sunniest month, but clouds can roll in anywhere.
—Ryan Craggs, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026
Topaz uses Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), which can capture images through clouds, smoke, and darkness.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 11 Feb. 2026
It’s speculated that a runaway greenhouse effect took place on Venus long ago, leading to its dense, thick, hot atmosphere, dominated by carbon dioxide and sulfuric acid clouds.
—Big Think, 5 Feb. 2026
Given the themes of mental illness and its treatments, those who follow meditation may note the allusion to the Blue Sky practice, where thoughts and emotions are seen as passing clouds against the backdrop of a constant, unchanging blue sky that represents the mind.
—Literary Hub, 2 Feb. 2026
These low-lying clouds typically form in the valley during the colder months when winds are light and the soil is moist.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 1 Feb. 2026
Elaine Kurtenbach, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Uncertainty clouds the future for both Collins and Smith.
—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
The Egg Nebula, so-named for its yolk (the star) surrounded by egg white (clouds of dust and gas), is extraordinarily dynamic, with twin beams of light punching through a series of rippling arcs.
—Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 11 Feb. 2026
Dahlke wanted to make sure her grandson Alex was the one to show her above the clouds for the first time.
—Joe Donlon, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
Increasing clouds and mild with a 30% chance of storms, late.
—Julia James, Dallas Morning News, 11 Feb. 2026
And be advised that weather can always play spoiler; August is Spain’s second-sunniest month, but clouds can roll in anywhere.
—Ryan Craggs, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026
Topaz uses Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), which can capture images through clouds, smoke, and darkness.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 11 Feb. 2026
It’s speculated that a runaway greenhouse effect took place on Venus long ago, leading to its dense, thick, hot atmosphere, dominated by carbon dioxide and sulfuric acid clouds.
—Big Think, 5 Feb. 2026
Given the themes of mental illness and its treatments, those who follow meditation may note the allusion to the Blue Sky practice, where thoughts and emotions are seen as passing clouds against the backdrop of a constant, unchanging blue sky that represents the mind.
—Literary Hub, 2 Feb. 2026
These low-lying clouds typically form in the valley during the colder months when winds are light and the soil is moist.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 1 Feb. 2026
Verb
Suppliers worry about receiving payment for $130 million in spring merchandise as uncertainty clouds the company’s future.
—Elaine Kurtenbach, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Uncertainty clouds the future for both Collins and Smith.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clouds
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But hey, this was the '90s, when being weird for weird's sake was a thing, and a creepy animatronic penguin lurking in the shadows and terrorizing humans in a variety of '90s-ish noir settings is definitely that.—
Debby Wolfinsohn,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Feb. 2026
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Afternoon light sweeps across the terrace, casting long shadows along arches and curved walls.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
8 Feb. 2026
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Unlike body composition metrics, BMI obscures the true extent of metabolic dysfunction and cannot distinguish between muscle and fat — or between superficial fat and the visceral fat that drives diabetes, heart disease and other chronic conditions.—
Bret Scher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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But that producing résumé obscures the kind of movie Ratner himself tends to make.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2026
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No one confuses kilowatt-hours with productivity, yet no serious economy flies blind without tracking them.—
Noosheen Hashemi,
Time,
26 Jan. 2026
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Where the Roma obscured the line between a classic grand tourer and a sports car with supercar tendencies, the Amalfi confuses things further.—
Jonny Lieberman,
Robb Report,
17 Jan. 2026
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Along the way, blazes of pyrotechnics, flashes of light and hazes of smoke heightened the set’s intensity.—
Kirby Adams,
Louisville Courier Journal,
22 Sep. 2025
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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.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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At times, the distinction between mood and physical description blurs.—
Jasmine Vojdani,
Vulture,
10 Feb. 2026
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As Nick and Jacki’s conversations deepen, the line between witness and participant blurs, forcing both to confront what justice demands, what belief requires, and the perilous distance between true freedom and the illusion of self-determination.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
9 Feb. 2026
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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.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
21 Nov. 2025
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This higher temperature darkens the paste, slightly caramelizes the sugar, and deactivates enzymes that would otherwise break down pectin, resulting in a thicker, more cooked-tasting product.—
Anne Wolf,
Martha Stewart,
7 Jan. 2026
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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.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
2 Jan. 2026
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Director Antonio Campos shoots this exchange in the shadows, a choice that only obfuscates this pivotal moment further.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
14 Nov. 2025
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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.—
Dónal Gill,
The Dial,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Clouds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clouds. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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