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 shift, led by Professor Helena Teede of Monash University’s Monash Centre for Health Research & Implementation, aims to fix a label that doctors and patients say has obscured the condition’s true scope for decades.—
Samantha Agate,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 May 2026 -
While our position was good — mid-floor, with clear views of the stage and many of the walkways — at times, Styles was slightly obscured by the height of the walkways.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
19 May 2026
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The outlier in my everflowing makeup bag is a skin care-like formula that adds a noticeable glow and blurring effect—smoothing big pores and all.—
Reece Andavolgyi,
InStyle,
24 May 2026
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Soft-matte with a priming shine-control complex, this chemical sunscreen is a pore-blurring innovation that doesn’t pill.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
23 May 2026
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Or, perhaps most dramatically, one such clustering happened some 66 million years ago when an asteroid collided with Earth, darkening the skies and likely wiping out the dinosaurs - and over half of all plant species.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
19 May 2026
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But as soon as the Lumière Theatre darkened and the movie began to play, Driver slipped out of his seat.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
19 May 2026
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Areas of Ukraine, Lebanon, Yemen, Afghanistan and Venezuela experienced sharp dimming associated with war, infrastructure damage or economic collapse.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
20 May 2026
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But her mother passed away unexpectedly last December, and the grief dimmed any sense of celebration.—
Juan A. Ramírez,
Vogue,
20 May 2026
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Inside, boards blackened by smoke and sweat, the air sweet with cane and forgetting.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
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Sepsis had left his skin peeling and his body blackened, including parts of his fingers, ears, lips and lower legs.—
Gina Kalsi,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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The contest has been clouded for a third year by calls for Israel to be excluded over its conflicts in Gaza and elsewhere, with five longtime participants — Spain, the Netherlands, Ireland, Iceland and Slovenia — boycotting in protest.—
Jill Lawless,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2026
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The contest has been clouded for a third year by calls for Israel to be excluded over its conflicts in Gaza and elsewhere, with five longtime participants - Spain, the Netherlands, Ireland, Iceland and Slovenia - boycotting in protest.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 May 2026
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Mix equal parts white vinegar and water in a spray bottle and lightly mist the affected areas.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
22 May 2026
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In the settlement, announced by Paxton on Tuesday, the grocery store parent company, Albertsons Safeway, must stop misting organic produce with synthetic pesticides in all of its Texas grocery stores.—
Rena Rowe,
The Washington Examiner,
20 May 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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“Bedim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedim. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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