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
Literary Hub, 4 Nov. 2025
That’s because when high-altitude clouds of sulfur dioxide eventually form sulfuric acid, the resulting acid rain will help destroy the forests, jungles, crops, tigers, penguins, and reindeer that SAI was supposed to protect.
—New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2025
The 3-foot-wide (1 meter) descent probe will fall to the surface of Venus and catalog its punishingly thick atmosphere and sulfuric acid-laden clouds along the way, as well as take some images of Venus' surface terrain.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Best places to view celestial events in Wisconsin The best conditions to see the night sky will be with clear skies without clouds or haze.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 3 Nov. 2025
This adds to the clouds of suspicion regarding the nuclear submarine’s true capabilities, size, and other details.
—Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
As Hurricane Melissa neared the Jamaican coast, winds in the spiraling wall of clouds around its eye gusted to almost unimaginable speeds.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
No significant weather events were resulting from those conditions at the time, no rain and, in many areas, not even clouds.
—Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 2 Nov. 2025
Jazz seeps from Blue Note, meeting in the street to mingle with the fragrance of espressos and cappuccinos from Caffè Reggio, while men in Washington Square Park drift through clouds of smoke from their joints.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
Scott Horsley, NPR, 29 Oct. 2025
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
Noun
The honks of wild Canada geese, for instance, fresh out of the Arctic and now high in the clouds going south, signal a change in seasons for me.
—Literary Hub, 4 Nov. 2025
That’s because when high-altitude clouds of sulfur dioxide eventually form sulfuric acid, the resulting acid rain will help destroy the forests, jungles, crops, tigers, penguins, and reindeer that SAI was supposed to protect.
—New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2025
The 3-foot-wide (1 meter) descent probe will fall to the surface of Venus and catalog its punishingly thick atmosphere and sulfuric acid-laden clouds along the way, as well as take some images of Venus' surface terrain.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Best places to view celestial events in Wisconsin The best conditions to see the night sky will be with clear skies without clouds or haze.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 3 Nov. 2025
This adds to the clouds of suspicion regarding the nuclear submarine’s true capabilities, size, and other details.
—Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
As Hurricane Melissa neared the Jamaican coast, winds in the spiraling wall of clouds around its eye gusted to almost unimaginable speeds.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
No significant weather events were resulting from those conditions at the time, no rain and, in many areas, not even clouds.
—Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 2 Nov. 2025
Jazz seeps from Blue Note, meeting in the street to mingle with the fragrance of espressos and cappuccinos from Caffè Reggio, while men in Washington Square Park drift through clouds of smoke from their joints.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
Government shutdown clouds economic outlook The vote to cut interest rates by a quarter point was not unanimous.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 29 Oct. 2025
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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There are long shadows on the ground.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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However, a telescope with an aperture of 6-inches or more with a magnification between 100X to 150X under good atmospheric conditions will provide a good view of the shadows, while helping to resolve details in the gas giant's stormy surface.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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However, the headline advance obscures the weakness below the surface, a growing concern for investors.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
4 Nov. 2025
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For the next few minutes, the tree obscures at least one of the men.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Longhorns’ roster build confuses me.—
The Athletic College Basketball Staff,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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At her spring show, Marie-Adam Leenaerdt brought back the style, but her shiny spandex stocking version ensures no one confuses the look for child’s play.—
Laia Garcia-Furtado,
Vogue,
30 Oct. 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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The result is a bittersweet dramedy about rejection, resilience and legacy that blurs fiction and reality.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
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The answer has become even less clear as the line blurs between Wall Street incumbents like Citi and fintech disruptors like Robinhood.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Elsewhere, an unexpected power shift darkens the brotherhood bond between Phil (Adrian Holmes) and Geoffrey (Jimmy Akingbola), whose loyalties to the Banks family are tested.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
3 Nov. 2025
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The dishwasher often darkens and discolors aluminum cookware.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Local students tend to know about the province’s nationalistic perspective, due to their high school curriculum, but this deliberately (and understandably) obfuscates the larger Canadian picture to try to foster a firmer attachment to Quebec’s language and culture.—
Dónal Gill,
The Dial,
28 Oct. 2025
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Sometimes, Death in the Family seems to be saying that our attempt to assign deeper meanings to acts of violence obfuscates how mean or petty human nature can be.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Clouds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clouds. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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