cloudiness

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Recent Examples of cloudiness The cloudiness will be especially noticeable Tuesday through Thursday due to minor coastal eddies that will help push the moisture onto local beaches and into canyons and foothills off to the east. Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2026 Clean Flower Vases Baking soda can help remove cloudiness from flower vases. Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 13 May 2026 In addition to eliminating hard water stains and cloudiness, denture tablets can also help remove odors lurking in the showerhead nozzle, notes Balaban. Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 30 Apr. 2026 According to AutoZone, the first step after your headlight stops working is to check the bulbs, then inspect for broken filaments or cloudiness and replace if necessary. Isa Almeida, Oklahoman, 26 Feb. 2026 In New York City, weather forecasters in 1947 predicted cloudiness and cold winds but not high snow accumulation, according to Baruch College. Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 23 Feb. 2026 Also, sinking air tends to dry out, which can reduce cloudiness and allow more sunshine to reach the surface. Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 18 Feb. 2026 Friday night could see some cloudiness, with clouds and rain here and there over the weekend. Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2026 Covers resting directly on flat resin surfaces trap condensation, leading to discoloration or cloudiness. Colleen Sullivan, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cloudiness
Noun
  • A lot of haziness hangs over whether there is any realistic hope of a ceasefire — never mind a permanent cessation of hostilities.
    Niall Stanage, The Hill, 6 Apr. 2026
  • The haziness is showing up in every aspect of the economy.
    David Goldman, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Here, as ever, Kokopeli suggests that clinging to youthful talismans offers no protection against uncertainty, and reasserts the odd mix of disaffection and morbid glee produced by such reactionary impulses.
    Theo Belci, Artforum, 2 June 2026
  • In a world full of uncertainty, clarity is everything.
    David Morel, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Noun
  • These exercises interrupt the foggy-thinking, giving your mind a lifeline—something to grab onto to lower your anxiety, calm your mind and provide clarity through the fogginess.
    ByBryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
  • Wood was diagnosed with liver disease and continued to lose weight and experience severe fatigue and brain fogginess.
    Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • In fact, there is a kind of fuzziness around whom Laura is meant to report to.
    Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 26 May 2026
  • Its size and its rate of expansion can't be simultaneously specified with perfect precision, and that fundamental fuzziness might be enough to explain dark energy without invoking any new physics at all.
    Paul Sutter, Space.com, 26 May 2026
Noun
  • Both panels are wrapped by thin bezels and get up to 3500 nits of brightness, but only the Pro screen can drop to 1 nit of dimness (which is easier on the eyes for use in a dark room).
    Ben Sin, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
  • The dimness of the shuttle gallery also assists in the immersive fantasy, both as an artistic choice and a practical one due to the shuttle’s sensitivity to light.
    Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • When the transcript is the record, ideas can propagate on merit, and people can no longer hide behind vagueness.
    Lutz Finger, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
  • On the other hand, the statement is emblematic of the uninteresting vagueness of Spider-Noir‘s world-building.
    Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
Noun
  • But did the faintness of the line mean my case wasn’t serious?
    Adam Cohen, Oklahoman, 3 Feb. 2026
  • The challenge, of course, is their faintness.
    Adam Frank, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • While the exact methods remain a mystery, Clarke and colleagues believe the Altar Stone was almost certainly moved in stages, possibly through a combination of overland and river travel routes.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 4 June 2026
  • But the possibility of an epochal discovery that radically changes our understanding of the universe’s history and solves one of the greatest mysteries in modern astrophysics is too alluring to ignore.
    Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 4 June 2026

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“Cloudiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cloudiness. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.

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