1
as in obscuring
to make dark, dim, or indistinct
the diner's dark interior, clouded with smoke and grease
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2
as in confusing
to make (something) unclear to the understanding
cloud the issue with obscure statistics
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Recent Examples of clouding
The war, now nearing the one-month mark, has raised concerns about inflation and slowing industrial activity across the world, clouding the demand outlook for metals.
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Bloomberg, 26 Mar. 2026
The mail-in registration complication Further clouding the picture are other possible provisions of the new bill.
—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 21 Mar. 2026
Both are common refrains, but at the time, Hall struggled to see past the fog clouding his future.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
The attorney general’s statement offered little clarity, further clouding an incident that has already generated significant international speculation.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
Mist had laid moist fingers on her windowpane, clouding the city outside.
—Literary Hub, 26 Feb. 2026
Hu stopped making trades toward the end of last year when a pullback in big tech companies helped drag the S&P 500 to a monthly loss in December, clouding sentiment on Wall Street.
—Alex Veiga, Fortune, 23 Feb. 2026
Hu stopped making trades toward the end of last year when a pullback in big tech companies helped drag the S&P 500 to a monthly loss in December, clouding sentiment on Wall Street.
—ABC News, 22 Feb. 2026
Photos and video shared with Fox News Digital capture billowing, dark smoke clouding the skyline of the city, which is located on Mexico’s Pacific Coast in the state of Jalisco.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 22 Feb. 2026
Bloomberg, 26 Mar. 2026
The mail-in registration complication Further clouding the picture are other possible provisions of the new bill.
—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 21 Mar. 2026
Both are common refrains, but at the time, Hall struggled to see past the fog clouding his future.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
The attorney general’s statement offered little clarity, further clouding an incident that has already generated significant international speculation.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
Mist had laid moist fingers on her windowpane, clouding the city outside.
—Literary Hub, 26 Feb. 2026
Hu stopped making trades toward the end of last year when a pullback in big tech companies helped drag the S&P 500 to a monthly loss in December, clouding sentiment on Wall Street.
—Alex Veiga, Fortune, 23 Feb. 2026
Hu stopped making trades toward the end of last year when a pullback in big tech companies helped drag the S&P 500 to a monthly loss in December, clouding sentiment on Wall Street.
—ABC News, 22 Feb. 2026
Photos and video shared with Fox News Digital capture billowing, dark smoke clouding the skyline of the city, which is located on Mexico’s Pacific Coast in the state of Jalisco.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 22 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clouding
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Frankly, it’s been hard to keep up—and the BlackRock CEO wrote that the drama and uncertainty threatened by day-to-day headlines may be obscuring longer-term trends.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
23 Mar. 2026
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The secretive giving is the latest example of how outside groups are obscuring their spending in competitive campaigns.—
Clara Ence Morse,
Washington Post,
21 Mar. 2026
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This device is a high-tech centrifuge that simulates microgravity by spinning vials with samples around two axes, effectively confusing the cells inside as to their position in space.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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During the Second World War, the Allies put a special effort into confusing the Axis powers.—
David Szondy
March 25,
New Atlas,
25 Mar. 2026
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Today, that boundary is blurring.—
The AI Insider,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Mar. 2026
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BeautyBarrier's new priming lotion creates a soft-focus, blurring finish and helps makeup stick to the skin for flawless, all-day wear.—
Kelsey Legg,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2026
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The renderings, which showed an imposing new East Wing roughly a city block long, would be longer than the West Wing and almost completely obfuscating the view of the Treasury Building from the White House's South Lawn.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
26 Feb. 2026
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Lawyers for the group contend that the city is willfully obfuscating to cover up its inadequate efforts to live up to its settlement.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2026
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Two things persuaded Haagy to shelve his own plant research and zero in on the mystery of sky-darkening smog.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
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Oh, and the grief was almost a person of its own, darkening the minds of some of the characters as much as any lightless corridor could darken a space.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Mar. 2026
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Also muddying the outlook for an end to the crisis is uncertainty about what the United States is trying to achieve.—
Paul Wiseman,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Also muddying the outlook for an end to the crisis is uncertainty about what the United States is trying to achieve.—
Paul Wiseman,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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Why are my car windows fogging up on the inside?—
John Paul,
The Providence Journal,
6 Mar. 2026
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De-Fog Mirrors Before getting in the shower and using shampoo on your hair, use shampoo to prevent your bathroom mirror from fogging up from the shower’s humidity.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
16 Feb. 2026
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The only factor complicating a further invasion would be the political cost at home.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Mar. 2026
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Differences in how often vaccinated people versus unvaccinated people visit health care professionals are a common complicating factor that affects vaccine studies, explains Niemi Eide.—
Tara Haelle,
NPR,
25 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Clouding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clouding. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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