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as in conceals
to keep secret or shut off from view
the investigative reporters obscured their real motives for visiting the company by pretending the story was about something else
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as in blurs
to make dark, dim, or indistinct
when it isn't obscured by smog, the view of the city from the observatory can be spectacular
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Recent Examples of obscures
All that cash just obscures the dysfunction Obamacare has let loose in our health insurance market.
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Sally Pipes, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Your readers deserve better than inflammatory rhetoric that obscures real human suffering masquerading as journalism.
—Letters To The Editor, Oc Register, 14 Sep. 2025
The in-game map also purposefully obscures some of the game's secret nooks and crannies, which can only be found with careful observation (or a handy walkthrough).
—ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025
When the spacecraft fly over radio-quiet antenna arrays, tuned to listen for the quietest radio waves coming from distant galaxies, the noise from the satellites' internal electronics obscures some of the precious observation frequencies even when Earth-facing internet beams are switched off.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Until now, scientists typically converted a spin current into an electrical signal to detect it, a process that obscures direct spin information.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
Relatively high coverage at the national and state levels obscures the fact that in some local areas, vaccine coverage is low due to high numbers of exemptions, putting clusters of children at greater risk of disease.
—Simon Williams, Time, 8 Sep. 2025
My outfit is indistinct, but my slight smile is obvious, even as my hand obscures half of my face.
—Amanda Uhle
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
This position also obscures NGC 6302’s ancient, stellar core.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2025
Sally Pipes, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Your readers deserve better than inflammatory rhetoric that obscures real human suffering masquerading as journalism.
—Letters To The Editor, Oc Register, 14 Sep. 2025
The in-game map also purposefully obscures some of the game's secret nooks and crannies, which can only be found with careful observation (or a handy walkthrough).
—ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025
When the spacecraft fly over radio-quiet antenna arrays, tuned to listen for the quietest radio waves coming from distant galaxies, the noise from the satellites' internal electronics obscures some of the precious observation frequencies even when Earth-facing internet beams are switched off.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Until now, scientists typically converted a spin current into an electrical signal to detect it, a process that obscures direct spin information.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
Relatively high coverage at the national and state levels obscures the fact that in some local areas, vaccine coverage is low due to high numbers of exemptions, putting clusters of children at greater risk of disease.
—Simon Williams, Time, 8 Sep. 2025
My outfit is indistinct, but my slight smile is obvious, even as my hand obscures half of my face.
—Amanda Uhle
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
This position also obscures NGC 6302’s ancient, stellar core.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obscures
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Guests arrive via a winding, jungle-like path that conceals the building from view until the final turn, when the view suddenly opens to a giant round portico, four stories high and 120 feet across that appears to float despite its 3,000-ton weight.—
Katharina Kotrba,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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Find those iconic horses emblazoned in silver onto the oakwood base of their Dry Air Diffuser, which conceals a discrete fan and ventilation system.—
Austa Somvichian-Clausen,
Robb Report,
14 Aug. 2025
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The use of blockchain effectively blurs these boundaries and merges them into one.—
Ozan Ozerk,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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This hideaway in Tokyo’s Shibuya neighborhood blurs the lines between highbrow design and youth culture.—
Maya Kachroo-Levine,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Sep. 2025
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Safari now hides all data that third-party snoopers can use to detect your digital fingerprint.—
Edward Mendelson,
PC Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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But outside of the ring, Christy hides and represses her lesbianism and winds up marrying her trainer Jim Martin (Ben Foster), who manipulates and physically abuses her.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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The radiant point of the Perseids is the constellation Perseus, which, from the Northern Hemisphere, rises in the northeast as the sky darkens during August.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Blocking the sunlight also darkens his living spaces.—
Roxana Popescu,
Mercury News,
11 Aug. 2025
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Property Play covers new and evolving opportunities for the real estate investor, from individuals to venture capitalists, private equity funds, family offices, institutional investors and large public companies.—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
12 Sep. 2025
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Drawing on his extensive study of history, which spans 500 years and covers the rise and fall of empires, Dalio sees a historical precedent for such transformative shifts.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
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But his polarizing persona overshadows the genius and genuine appeal of those products.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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And how a democratic society responds to its leaders can make the difference between a free society and one in which a leader increasingly suppresses the voices, rights and will of the governed.—
Karrin Vasby Anderson,
The Conversation,
10 Sep. 2025
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The partner who suppresses becomes less visible in the relationship.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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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
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However, tariff uncertainty clouds the headline growth figure.—
David Trainer,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Obscures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obscures. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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