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
Sam Meredith, CNBC, 17 Feb. 2026
Yet, part of the reason these AI companies may be delayed in turning a profit is the sheer cost of compute, including capital spending on data centers and GPUs or ongoing cloud bills, Jackson said.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2026
Rosa De Acosta, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
Likewise, Haberfeld believed an adrenaline spike could have initially clouded Atkins’ awareness.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Feb. 2026
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Noun
The initiative is also poised to incentivize an additional $150 billion in spending across server manufacturing, sovereign cloud platforms, and supporting industries, the company said.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 17 Feb. 2026
Yet, part of the reason these AI companies may be delayed in turning a profit is the sheer cost of compute, including capital spending on data centers and GPUs or ongoing cloud bills, Jackson said.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2026
Verb
However, fears of a bubble have clouded the outlook for AI, a worry Huang has repeatedly brushed aside.
—Rosa De Acosta, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
Likewise, Haberfeld believed an adrenaline spike could have initially clouded Atkins’ awareness.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cloud
Noun
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Slot also spoke about the impact of losing Diogo Jota, a tragedy which has cast a pall over the campaign.—
Andy Jones,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Still, an obvious pall hung over the team, and no one needed to ask why the atmosphere was so dire.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
1 Feb. 2026
Verb
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And a total solar eclipse—when the moon passes in front of the sun and fully obscures the star from our view—will grace the Northern Hemisphere on August 12.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
17 Feb. 2026
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Stay at least 200 feet behind any working plow to make sure your visibility isn't obscured.—
Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
16 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The citizens of Texas are confusing hospitality for complacency.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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To give my permission to be sad, to be angry, to be confused.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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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,
17 Feb. 2026
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There will also be a bit of patchy fog.—
Andrew Kozak,
CBS News,
17 Feb. 2026
Verb
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From time to time, her vision would blur.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
14 Feb. 2026
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The clip shows a dark-haired man whose face is blurred, though a goatee is somewhat visible.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
13 Feb. 2026
Verb
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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
Noun
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To skirt sanctions, Iran operates a shadow fleet of vessels to export oil at a steep discount.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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Joseph, taciturn, with an angular face and the shadow of a mustache, was a commander in his father’s military.—
Nicolas Niarchos,
Vanity Fair,
20 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Smoke from the fire could be seen from miles away, darkening the sky.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 Feb. 2026
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The final challenge which saw contestants wearing makeup to darken their skin came in Cycle 17, Episode 5—which aired in 2011—as models were made up to look like pop star Michael Jackson at different times in his life.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Cloud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cloud. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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