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
Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 6 Jan. 2026
All of the major cloud providers – Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud and CoreWeave – will be among the first to deploy Vera Rubin, Nvidia said in its press release.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 5 Jan. 2026
Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Covers resting directly on tabletops can trap moisture against the surface, causing water rings or finish clouding.
—Colleen Sullivan, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Dec. 2025
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Noun
Depending on how long the inversion lasts, Groenert said, the area also could see fog and low-level clouds.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 6 Jan. 2026
All of the major cloud providers – Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud and CoreWeave – will be among the first to deploy Vera Rubin, Nvidia said in its press release.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 5 Jan. 2026
Verb
Catt’s childhood, clouded by her troubled younger sister, Carla, who suffers from something like undiagnosed autism, is not a happy one.
—Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Covers resting directly on tabletops can trap moisture against the surface, causing water rings or finish clouding.
—Colleen Sullivan, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cloud
Noun
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In early 2023, the pandemic-era glow had worn off watch sales, kicking off a luxury slowdown that continues to cast a pall over the trade.—
Victoria Gomelsky,
Robb Report,
7 Jan. 2026
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Lynne McAra Clark/Anadolu via Getty Images Australia's east coast welcomed 2026 just two hours later, but in Sydney, the country's largest city, celebrations were held under the pall of Australia's worst mass shooting in almost 30 years.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
31 Dec. 2025
Verb
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This International Dark Sky Park, located in southwest Texas, is about a six-hour drive from San Antonio, the nearest city, so there won't be much light pollution obscuring your views of the constellations.—
Elizabeth Rhodes,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
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Medical issues and money woes can create a fog of anxiety that obscures the path forward.—
Eric Thomas,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The 40-year-old cooks up ways to make quarterbacks miserable in his sleep, devising schemes that are meant to lure as much as they are intended to confuse.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
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Canales-Pelaez said that local departments may be confusing administrative warrants with criminal ones, or overcomplying to avoid backlash from the state Legislature.—
Emiliano Tahui Gómez,
Austin American Statesman,
10 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Freezing fog makes driving, boating, flying, and other forms of transportation particularly hazardous.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Streetlights flickered before large parts of the city were plunged into darkness, as a thick fog settled over the streets and temperatures plummeted to –5 degrees Celsius (23 degrees Fahrenheit).—
Kosta Gak,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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About Modern Work Spaces Hackl says that efficient workflows are still the primary goal, but the concept has changed in a way that blurs the lines of the classic three-sided shape.—
Kristina McGuirk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Jan. 2026
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Their guests are capitalizing on the clout economy, where the line between influencer and entrepreneur is blurred and attention is the most valuable asset.—
Julia Black,
Vanity Fair,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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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
Noun
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Walk out of a play’s shadows back into the clear light of day without a there to take with you, and even a burning cauldron will become little more than a brief candle.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
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The events occurred in and around the lawless border of Venezuela and Colombia, where spies, smugglers and gun runners rub shoulders and distrust their own shadow.—
Kevin G. Hall,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Legal challenges looming The financial outlook could darken further depending on the judicial branch.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
8 Jan. 2026
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This higher temperature darkens the paste, slightly caramelizes the sugar, and deactivates enzymes that would otherwise break down pectin, resulting in a thicker, more cooked-tasting product.—
Anne Wolf,
Martha Stewart,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Cloud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cloud. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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