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noun

ˈklau̇d How to pronounce cloud (audio)
Definition of cloudnext
as in pall
an overspreading element that produces an atmosphere of gloom all day we were under a cloud until we heard the good news

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verb

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
Noun
No, thankfully, the cloud operates on a slightly more ethereal system. — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026 Nadella said Microsoft remains focused on broad access to models offered through its Azure cloud-computing business, enterprise control of models, and the development of its own first-party models. — Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026
Verb
Swelling and spinal shock can cloud the earliest neurological picture, and physicians repeat examinations over time for good reason, as many people once given a grave prognosis go on to recover. — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026 According to Sierra, Mica’s sister, Mica’s relationship with Miller was clouded by her own physical insecurities. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cloud
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cloud
  1. pall
  2. obscure
  3. confuse
  4. fog
  5. blur
  6. becloud
  7. shadow
  8. darken
Noun
  • All parents struggle in some way to adjust to life as empty nesters, but Charlie leaves his mom and dad in a somber, reflective state that casts a heavy pall over an episode that drifts toward the turgid.
    — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Or perhaps as a slender volume whose first chapter signals its interest in parenting and dating in a blue collar Yorkshire town cast in a permanent pall of mist.
    — Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of pall
Verb
  • What’s at issue is collateral damage, a term that came into use during the Vietnam War to obscure, through abstraction, that masses of civilians were being systematically blown to pieces.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The poster also obscured the system’s dynamic tracking accuracy.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of obscure
Verb
  • The Polo Room Not to be confused with Ralph Lauren’s Polo Bar, the Polo Room takes its name from the actual sport—international polo star Nacho Figueras is a co-owner, and his Argentine heritage runs throughout the restaurant.
    — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026
  • There’s no complicated touchscreen to confuse older family members or young kids, either.
    — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of confuse
Noun
  • The fog will impact travel, especially along I-81 between Chilhowie and Christiansburg and along the Blue Ridge, as well as I-64 in southeast West Virginia.
    — NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The setting of Cahokia, with the Mississippi River running through the city, fog lifting from the surface to meld with the heat and smoke of early industrialization, is appropriately moody.
    — John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of fog
Verb
  • As tensions rise and boundaries begin to blur, their grandmother’s frail presence takes on an increasingly disturbing quality, turning a once-idyllic summer into a haunting passage into adulthood.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Greene, who loves to blur the boundaries between fiction and nonfiction, uses this premise as a way to tenderly explore these people’s lives.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of blur
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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
  • 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
Definition of becloud
Noun
  • Video projections by Rael and Haynes evoke black-and-white shadow puppetry that’s especially effective during the scenes set in Mictlán.
    — Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
  • To passersby, we could easily be mistaken for two teenagers hiding in the shadows.
    — Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of shadow
Verb
  • Some woods are very photosensitive, like cherry and walnut, but cherry darkens with sun exposure while walnut fades.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2026
  • China’s growth target is already its lowest since 1991, and the economic picture is darkened further by a real estate downturn that is straining local government finances and undercutting spending capacity, Goldman Sachs said in a note to clients.
    — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 7 Sep. 2026
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