as in to obstruct
to prevent passage through by filling with something
a blood clot had occluded a major artery in his body
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Recent Examples of occlude
For example, if a ball rolled behind some occluding object and temporarily disappeared from view, the model generated an error when the ball didn’t reappear from behind the object in future frames.
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Quanta Magazine, 3 Oct. 2025
For all of his reading has driven Alonso Quixano insane, the implications of which are often skillfully occluded in some of the more romantic misrememberings of the novel.
—Ed Simon
september 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
In the immediate aftermath of conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s murder, one of the most vexing things occluding the facts of what happened was a general illiteracy regarding the online culture that had engulfed the alleged killer — its memes and codes and ideologies.
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
However, this approach isn’t ideal in agricultural settings, when branches are likely to occlude the visual sensors.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 June 2025
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Quanta Magazine, 3 Oct. 2025
For all of his reading has driven Alonso Quixano insane, the implications of which are often skillfully occluded in some of the more romantic misrememberings of the novel.
—Ed Simon
september 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
In the immediate aftermath of conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s murder, one of the most vexing things occluding the facts of what happened was a general illiteracy regarding the online culture that had engulfed the alleged killer — its memes and codes and ideologies.
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
However, this approach isn’t ideal in agricultural settings, when branches are likely to occlude the visual sensors.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 June 2025
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Prosecutors said Insua’s view was obstructed by the cargo, a deckhouse and crane on the barge.—
David Goodhue,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2026
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Full-palm tactile sensing allows the robot to continue manipulating objects even when cameras are obstructed or when precise force control is required, such as in assembly tasks.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Mar. 2026
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The undrafted rookie blocked two shots in the final seconds to help the Sacramento Kings hold on for a 117-113 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans before a crowd of 15,422 at Golden 1 Center.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
4 Apr. 2026
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The strait has effectively blocked by Iran since the start of the war.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Occlude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occlude. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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