as in obstructing
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 occluding
From Earth’s vantage point—right along the faraway magnetar’s equator—the wobbling disk acted like a film projector’s shutter, periodically occluding our view of the dead star supercharging SN 2024afav.
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Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
11 Mar. 2026
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
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.
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Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Sep. 2025
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
11 Mar. 2026
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.
—
Quanta Magazine,
3 Oct. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for occluding
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Within Venezuela, activists have accused authorities of obstructing relief efforts.
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The passenger rail service said that eight cars and two locomotives derailed after striking the dump truck that was obstructing the crossing.
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Samsung built that into the S26 Ultra’s display at a hardware level, using a filter layer that acts like tiny vertical blinds sitting inside the panel itself, physically blocking light from travelling sideways.
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It’s made from a soft, breathable fabric that’s comfortable enough to wear for hours at a time, and features secure zippered pockets with RFID-blocking protection in order to prevent digital theft of your information.
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“Occluding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occluding. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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