1
as in to obscure
to make dark, dim, or indistinct
the diner's dark interior, clouded with smoke and grease
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2
as in to confuse
to make (something) unclear to the understanding
cloud the issue with obscure statistics
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Recent Examples of cloud
Lissette Gonzalez, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
Other officers then deployed at least three tear gas canisters seconds later, obscuring the entire scene in a cloud of chemicals.
—Bob Ortega, CNN Money, 10 Mar. 2026
CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
Wednesday The consumer price index for February is out Wednesday morning, a release now complicated by the spike in oil prices that clouds the inflation outlook going forward, Cramer noted.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Temperatures will then drop by a few degrees this weekend due to the wet weather and more clouds.
—Lissette Gonzalez, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
Other officers then deployed at least three tear gas canisters seconds later, obscuring the entire scene in a cloud of chemicals.
—Bob Ortega, CNN Money, 10 Mar. 2026
Verb
Soccer's global showcase has been clouded by recent events, including the war with Iran and turmoil in Mexico following the death of cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera in a military operation.
—CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
Wednesday The consumer price index for February is out Wednesday morning, a release now complicated by the spike in oil prices that clouds the inflation outlook going forward, Cramer noted.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cloud
Noun
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For some who performed the religious rituals, the war roiling the region has cast a pall on their experience of visiting the kingdom's holy sites.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2026
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But its fight with the Pentagon now casts a pall over that prospect.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
28 Feb. 2026
Verb
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All three major indexes had spent time Tuesday solidly higher and lower, so their closing levels obscure all that happened during the trading day.—
Natasha Abellard,
CNBC,
10 Mar. 2026
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Police recovered surveillance footage of the suspect, his face partially obscured by his hood, near the scene.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
10 Mar. 2026
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That has to be confusing to the hitter.—
Eno Sarris,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Two years later, promoters marketed confusing credits such as the Employee Retention Credit to businesses that did not qualify, collecting fees to file improper claims.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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As temperatures cool into the 60s, the risk of fog will increase.—
Cutter Martin,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2026
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In extremely dense fog where visibility is near zero, the best course of action is to first turn on your hazard lights, then simply pull into a safe location such as a parking lot of a local business, and stop.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Mar. 2026
Verb
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In the movie theater, and increasingly on smaller screens, the boundaries between real and reel wavers and blurs.—
Richard Lederer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026
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Still, both were cognizant that Fred would treat Sam as a player and only a player between the lines and not blur the lines between parenting and coaching.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
13 Mar. 2026
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But instead of sounding the alarm, defendants went out of their way to becloud the emerging scientific consensus.—
Edward Fitzpatrick,
BostonGlobe.com,
7 Aug. 2019
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His flacks and surrogates hand out scraps of information grudgingly, infrequently, and beclouded by fragrant eructations of doublespeak.—
Charles Seife,
Slate Magazine,
1 Mar. 2017
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Macron's office said his talks with the Ukrainian leader will focus on efforts to counter Russia's shadow fleet of tankers that are shipping oil in violation of international sanctions but are hard to stop.—
HANNA ARHIROVA THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
13 Mar. 2026
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Kaitlin Armstrong exists as a shadow throughout the film, a former yoga teacher who became unrecognizable to her friends, including Strickland.—
Ian Dille,
Outside,
13 Mar. 2026
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Attacks on celebration The latest anti-DEI attack (House Bill 1001/Senate Bill 1134) to darken the state Legislature’s doors was envisioned, at least partially, as an official antidote to joy.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2026
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The technology works by altering how light interacts with the textile so that the fabric doesn’t visibly darken when wet.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Cloud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cloud. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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