1
as in obscures
to make dark, dim, or indistinct
the diner's dark interior, clouded with smoke and grease
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2
as in confuses
to make (something) unclear to the understanding
cloud the issue with obscure statistics
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Recent Examples of clouds
Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
As the clouds of gas spread, state police and others surged into D Yard behind a wall of gunfire.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Since rain clouds can’t water the plants inside a home, plant parents are tasked with serving as a makeshift Mother Nature until spring arrives.
—Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
Early morning fog will burn off shortly after sunrise and low-level foggy clouds will clear out by late morning.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Oct. 2025
The monsoon is characterized by intense heat, surges of moisture and atmospheric instability, creating clouds and storm chances in the afternoon.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Even Christ can’t clear the clouds from Theresa’s mind.
—Hilton Als, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
In 2006 researchers posited that similar clouds around exoplanets could reveal the presence of moons.
—Nola Taylor Tillman, Scientific American, 13 Oct. 2025
Dark clouds and questions about Lionel Messi’s availability hung over Inter Miami’s training session Friday morning as the team prepared for its regular-season home finale Saturday against Atlanta United.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The absolute level of yields is unthreatening, but Treasury holders were selling after a strong rally as the horizon clouds up a bit.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
The plasma clouds were likely first created by jets of material released by the galaxy’s supermassive black hole, Hota explained.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
As the clouds of gas spread, state police and others surged into D Yard behind a wall of gunfire.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Since rain clouds can’t water the plants inside a home, plant parents are tasked with serving as a makeshift Mother Nature until spring arrives.
—Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
Early morning fog will burn off shortly after sunrise and low-level foggy clouds will clear out by late morning.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Oct. 2025
The monsoon is characterized by intense heat, surges of moisture and atmospheric instability, creating clouds and storm chances in the afternoon.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Even Christ can’t clear the clouds from Theresa’s mind.
—Hilton Als, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
In 2006 researchers posited that similar clouds around exoplanets could reveal the presence of moons.
—Nola Taylor Tillman, Scientific American, 13 Oct. 2025
Dark clouds and questions about Lionel Messi’s availability hung over Inter Miami’s training session Friday morning as the team prepared for its regular-season home finale Saturday against Atlanta United.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
Remove pressure to perform and find flow Cortisol clouds judgment and kills creativity.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The absolute level of yields is unthreatening, but Treasury holders were selling after a strong rally as the horizon clouds up a bit.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clouds
Noun
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Wyeth hadn’t gotten the exposure right, and greasy shadows overwhelmed almost all the fine detail in the boy’s image.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Oct. 2025
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So watch the video carefully and try to catch the signs of unnatural eye movements, lip-sync issues, weird lighting, shadows and voice inconsistencies.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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But this becomes nearly impossible when a dense medium obscures the object.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
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Especially for a complex negotiation surrounding a shutdown, what’s technically true is often presented in a way that obscures the full picture.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Typically caused by a sensitive immune system — which confuses innocuous bacteria for harmful pathogens — symptoms include fever, fatigue, abdominal pain, nausea, diarrhea, loss of appetite and weight loss, anemia, skin changes, arthritis and more.—
Vanessa Etienne,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
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The disinformation pushed by these types of influencers confuses audiences, leaves them less informed, and erodes trust in actual journalism.—
Taylor Lorenz,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Along the way, blazes of pyrotechnics, flashes of light and hazes of smoke heightened the set’s intensity.—
Kirby Adams,
Louisville Courier Journal,
22 Sep. 2025
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However, both of these scenarios resulted in the copious production of complex organic hazes, including molecular formulas that match compounds essential to life processes such as nucleobases, sugars, amino acids, and more.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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While Waze still focuses on driving, this integration blurs the lines between the two apps.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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Touch in Sol’s fan-favorite primer smooths skin with a lightweight, velvety finish that blurs the appearance of pores and grips onto makeup in place all day.—
Sarah Han,
Allure,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The tree produces an annual fall harvest of walnuts, enclosed in a green husk that darkens when ripe.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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When the sky darkens, her stomach clenches.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Gating much of that control behind certain subscription tiers further obfuscates what’s possible.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Clouds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clouds. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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