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
Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
However, as a cataract progresses and more of the lens clouds over, everyday activities can be impacted.
—Swasti Singhai, USA Today, 26 May 2026
Jill Lawless, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026
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, 16 May 2026
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Noun
Conditions in the clouds were perfect.
—Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
However, as a cataract progresses and more of the lens clouds over, everyday activities can be impacted.
—Swasti Singhai, USA Today, 26 May 2026
Verb
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
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, 16 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cloud
Noun
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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
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Casting a pall over the nuptials, Harry Beaton (Spencer Davis Milford), hopelessly in love with Jean, threatens to destroy Brigadoon’s miracle by leaving the town for good.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2026
Verb
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And what the new board data from Women On Board raises a question about the durability of those seats that the headcount data alone obscures.—
Caroline Fairchild,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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Instead, messages are passed through a network of couriers created to obscure the supreme leader's location.—
Jennifer Jacobs,
CBS News,
24 May 2026
Verb
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Ramírez, half-awake, was confused as to why Pevey wanted to speak with him.—
Andy Martinez,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
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Schoen’s contract extension is confusing at best.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
22 May 2026
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Bets tied to global conflicts have been the source of many recent disputes as traders try to see through the fog of war to figure out the specifics of what happened on the ground.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
26 May 2026
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Their teams operate in a fog of mild uncertainty, constantly trying to interpret tone, timing and silence.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
Verb
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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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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 patio umbrella in question is perfectly oversized to cast a cool shadow over your entire lounge area.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
23 May 2026
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The best lunar views actually come when the moon is only half-lit or slightly gibbous, when long shadows carve dramatic detail across craters, mountains and vast lava plains along the lunar sunrise line.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
22 May 2026
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For her role as Selena Quintanilla in the 1997 film about the late singer, her arches were darkened and defined.—
Tori Crowther,
Allure,
27 May 2026
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Moonrise will take place across North America in blue hour, when the sky is darkening but still retains color — perfect timing.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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“Cloud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cloud. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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