as in to confuse
to make (something) unclear to the understanding
irrelevant matters that only serve to obfuscate the fundamental issue of guilt or innocence
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Recent Examples of obfuscate
On the other hand, politics and emotions often obfuscate such things.
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Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Phuong explained: The backdoor process is deliberately obfuscated by the threat actor through the use of process masquerading.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 30 July 2025
Leagues often obfuscate finances during labor negotiations, but, in the case of the W.N.B.A., the numbers are particularly difficult to understand.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 27 July 2025
Complicating matters further are sophisticated networks of onshore and offshore actors who facilitate illicit operations by obscuring catch data, obfuscating labor abuses, and lobbying to maintain lax regulations, according to C4ADS.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
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Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Phuong explained: The backdoor process is deliberately obfuscated by the threat actor through the use of process masquerading.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 30 July 2025
Leagues often obfuscate finances during labor negotiations, but, in the case of the W.N.B.A., the numbers are particularly difficult to understand.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 27 July 2025
Complicating matters further are sophisticated networks of onshore and offshore actors who facilitate illicit operations by obscuring catch data, obfuscating labor abuses, and lobbying to maintain lax regulations, according to C4ADS.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for obfuscate
confuse
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Yes, God confuses the language and scatters everyone, thereby creating linguistic and cultural diversity.—
John Fugelsang
September 12,
Literary Hub,
12 Sep. 2025
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At one point, O’Steen was confused by a question, and the resulting back-and-forth was reminiscent of an Abbott and Costello repartee.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Obfuscate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obfuscate. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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