as in to obscure
to make dark, dim, or indistinct
the view from the mountain's summit is often bedimmed by haze
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The irony is a bit hard to ignore — the very environment being modified to protect or maintain beaches was simultaneously obscuring the ecological processes happening just offshore.
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And what’s a novelist but a fence, furnishing imaginary scenes with choice pieces of reality while obscuring their provenance?
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As these events unfold, Early’s earnestness blurs comedy and drama, to surprisingly heartfelt effect.
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To soften the look of this nostalgic floral, try blurring its edges to create an airbrushed effect.
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Today, the skies seem to be darkening once again.
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One brush fire from the summer storm then split into two, and the raging flames sent plumes of black smoke upward, darkening the skies for miles and fouling the air.
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Bringing home a colossal 85-inch home theater display equipped with thousands of active local dimming zones and AI scenario scaling for under $1,000 is an exceptional value.
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If economic prospects dim and companies face higher borrowing costs themselves, traders may turn elsewhere for safer investments.
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Leaves and buds that are bitten by frost will blacken and shrivel, sometimes all over the plant.
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The shrimp basket at B&J's Steak and Seafood includes a half pound of shrimp fried, grilled, blackened or boiled.
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Are foggy relationships clouding your goals and ambitions?
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Yet within weeks of Trump declaring the rehabilitation completed in time for Independence Day, the water was plagued by a vivid green algae bloom that clouded the pool’s coating.
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While not an actual air conditioner, this misting fan can keep you just as cool—and a great way to boost your current AC unit in the hottest weather.
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Lemon trees also need high humidity, so mist the transplant daily or position it over a pebble tray.
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But instead of sounding the alarm, defendants went out of their way to becloud the emerging scientific consensus.
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His flacks and surrogates hand out scraps of information grudgingly, infrequently, and beclouded by fragrant eructations of doublespeak.
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“Bedim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedim. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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