as in obscuring
to make dark, dim, or indistinct
picture postcards never show those not-infrequent days when the coastal scenery is fuzzed up by fog
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The distance blur can also be dramatic, obscuring your view of what’s to come and essentially hiding its beauty.—
Matt Gardner,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025 -
Then there’s a period where addiction is obscuring whatever that initial wound is.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
1 Sep. 2025
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Oily to combination skin types can rejoice—blurring pigments combine with oil-absorbing kaolin clay for a long-lasting mattifying effect.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
15 Sep. 2025
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Supermodel Elton Ilirjani walked the runway, emphasizing the inclusive, boundary-blurring nature of Han’s collection.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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But the bigger picture for Iran’s oil revenue is darkening as other potential buyers hang back.—
Ian Bremmer,
Time,
14 Sep. 2025
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Flowers are typically pale blue to lavender, darkening along the midrib and toward the tip of each petal.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
24 Aug. 2025
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“Fuzzing (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fuzzing%20%28up%29. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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