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
Najwa Aaraj, Fortune, 23 June 2026
Investors are sounding more confident about investments that are further upstream in the AI supply chain, like cloud services, infrastructure and chips.
—Tobias Burns, CNBC, 23 June 2026
Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
The prospect of flying Artemis III next year was further clouded by the May 28 explosion of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket at the vehicle’s only launch pad in Florida, causing catastrophic damage to the facilities there.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 9 June 2026
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Noun
Open standards will be essential because enterprises increasingly operate across multiple clouds, models and agent frameworks.
—Najwa Aaraj, Fortune, 23 June 2026
Investors are sounding more confident about investments that are further upstream in the AI supply chain, like cloud services, infrastructure and chips.
—Tobias Burns, CNBC, 23 June 2026
Verb
When Kendi began experiencing slight cloudiness in her right eye, veterinarians identified the issue head-on — cataracts, a condition that clouds the eye's lens and can lead to blindness if left untreated.
—Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
The prospect of flying Artemis III next year was further clouded by the May 28 explosion of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket at the vehicle’s only launch pad in Florida, causing catastrophic damage to the facilities there.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 9 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cloud
Noun
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The team boarded the bus in Cleveland after a 117-95 blowout by the Cavaliers in dead silence, an icy pall setting in among teammates desperate not to let losing become comfortable.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
11 June 2026
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The greatest loss, as microdemographics turn away from and against one another and a grim pall descends over public life, might be that of late night as a venue to forget our differences (or at least laugh about them) long enough to have fun together, like a functional society.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
22 May 2026
Verb
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The irony is a bit hard to ignore — the very environment being modified to protect or maintain beaches was simultaneously obscuring the ecological processes happening just offshore.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
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And what’s a novelist but a fence, furnishing imaginary scenes with choice pieces of reality while obscuring their provenance?—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
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So The Listeners — not to be confused with 2022’s The Listener starring Tessa Thompson and you in a voice role — is just now reaching the States.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
20 June 2026
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Why The Market Misprices Good Companies Investors often confuse business quality with investment quality.—
Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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In other words, entire sections of coastline turned into shifting underwater fog banks.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
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Sunglasses can fog, slide down, collect sweat or slightly change how the ball looks.—
Adam Annaccone,
The Conversation,
22 June 2026
Verb
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As these events unfold, Early’s earnestness blurs comedy and drama, to surprisingly heartfelt effect.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
20 June 2026
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To soften the look of this nostalgic floral, try blurring its edges to create an airbrushed effect.—
Daisy Maldonado,
InStyle,
20 June 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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The peak brightness achieved by the G6 reveals both the subtlest shadows and the brightest highlights simultaneously.—
Nam Sunwoo,
Variety,
19 June 2026
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The team even ran the rover through the deep, confusing shadows of dusk and dawn.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
19 June 2026
Verb
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Experts warn the vast basin, fed by the murky Tidal Basin and darkened by new paint that warms the water, may never stay algae-free without more drastic measures.—
Katie Vogel,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
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Reduce heat to medium and cook, stirring often, until mixture darkens slightly, about 3 minutes.—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
15 June 2026
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“Cloud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cloud. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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