1
as in confusing
to make (something) unclear to the understanding
don't becloud the discussion by raising unrelated issues
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2
as in obscuring
to make dark, dim, or indistinct
the smog from the city's steel mills was once so oppressive that it beclouded the local landscape even at noon
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Germany's exact medal count is a point of contention because Germany has not always competed in each Olympics as a unified country, which can lead to confusing medal counts.—
Aliza Chasan,
CBS News,
7 Feb. 2026 -
For many, tax season can be a confusing and stressful time with lingering deadlines and confusing tax forms.—
Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
7 Feb. 2026
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But Lacombe says that national data could be obscuring smaller trends that are underway in parts of the country.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
1 Feb. 2026
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This team realized that finding the wake of a quark would be simpler if there were no second quark obscuring it.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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By his third season, rumors of Sane’s departure and injuries surfaced, clouding his trajectory.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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The study showed that insurers paid investors $680 million in dividends and accepted $951 million in capital contributions from affiliates, clouding regulators’ abilities to determine insurers’ actual financial health.—
Ron Hurtibise,
Sun Sentinel,
22 Jan. 2026
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Malone was raised in Grapevine and has sold millions of records globally over the last decade in his career as a rapper, singer and songwriter, blurring genre lines between rap, hip-hop, country and rock in the process.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
3 Feb. 2026
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Three years later, host Zane Lowe flew to San Juan to interview the rising artist, whose early SoundCloud uploads and genre-blurring reggaeton tracks were turning heads.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
3 Feb. 2026
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Lawyers for the group contend that the city is willfully obfuscating to cover up its inadequate efforts to live up to its settlement.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2026
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The state says the foundation did this because Aerial Recovery, the nonprofit, had been obfuscating its name.—
Evan Mealins,
Nashville Tennessean,
24 Oct. 2025
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Use room-darkening shades and blackout curtains to prevent light from seeping in to interrupt your shut-eye.—
Kylie Petty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Jan. 2026
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The moon's outsized profiles appear subtly warped by their proximity to the horizon and the dark silhouettes of lunar maria (seas) can be picked out darkening its surface, where ancient lava once flowed into impact basins billions of years ago.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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High-Heat-Safe Alternatives While enameled cast-iron cookware is excellent to use for braising, roasting, baking, or gentle stovetop cooking, certain high heat applications like searing steak or blackening fish are best done in other types of pans, like traditional cast iron or stainless steel.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
10 Sep. 2025
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Each footstep sent up clouds of dust and ash, coating everything, including my mouth and teeth, in fine grit, blackening my snot and saliva.—
River Selby
August 25,
Literary Hub,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Beclouding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beclouding. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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