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as in muddy
having visible particles in liquid suspension
the water coming out of the faucet was unusually cloudy
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as in hazy
covered over by clouds
the skies grew cloudy and we headed home
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as in misty
filled with or dimmed by fine particles (as of dust or water) in suspension
the room grew cloudy with smoke from the fire
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as in dark
causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer
after his third failed marriage, he seemed destined to live the rest of his life in a permanently cloudy mood
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Recent Examples of cloudy
Partly cloudy and warm with a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms.
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Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 8 Apr. 2026
While daytime temperatures are expected to approach 80 degrees, evening weather will also stay warm under mostly cloudy skies, with overnight temperatures remaining above 62 degrees until sunrise Thursday.
—Roberto Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 8 Apr. 2026
Change the water once a week to keep it from growing cloudy.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 8 Apr. 2026
The skies will be partly cloudy and dry, rather than dark and a bit rainy, which seemed likely only a day ago.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
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Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 8 Apr. 2026
While daytime temperatures are expected to approach 80 degrees, evening weather will also stay warm under mostly cloudy skies, with overnight temperatures remaining above 62 degrees until sunrise Thursday.
—Roberto Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 8 Apr. 2026
Change the water once a week to keep it from growing cloudy.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 8 Apr. 2026
The skies will be partly cloudy and dry, rather than dark and a bit rainy, which seemed likely only a day ago.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cloudy
Adjective
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Whites looked bright in contrast to those muddy blacks, despite the TV's relatively low peak brightness.—
Will Greenwald,
PC Magazine,
6 Apr. 2026
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Sunlight helps kill bacteria and odors — a real bonus when that rug has spent months under muddy paws and sandy sneakers.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Apr. 2026
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The Hole was a place where a mother was blind, deaf, and utterly disconnected to her previous life, the concepts of career and friendship and exercise and positive reinforcement just hazy memories of a distant realm.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Apr. 2026
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Article continues below Star clusters and dimmer nebulas are visible threaded through the galactic plane, while the Large Magellanic Cloud — a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way — appears as a hazy patch of light to the bottom right of the shot.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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To the left of Castor and Pollux lies the constellation Cancer, the crab, the core of which plays host to the 100-strong stellar population of the Beehive Cluster (M44), which is visible as a small, misty patch of light on moonless nights.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
19 Mar. 2026
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Other images similarly mix the romantic and the mundane, with glamorous students in front of kitschy backdrops of misty woodlands or positioned between towering candelabras.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
11 Mar. 2026
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Hathaway, in disheveled straight blonde hair parted down the middle to its thick dark roots, does a convincing job of showing us that Mary, while devoted to her art (and her fame — the two can’t be separated), is a mere mortal who wears her onstage persona like a cosmic costume.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
14 Apr. 2026
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Store leftover seeds in a cool, dark place until next season.—
Midwest Living,
Midwest Living,
14 Apr. 2026
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Unlike regions such as southeast Florida or southern California, New York’s nearshore waters are frequently turbid and moderately rough, limiting the visibility of sharks from the air.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Why does Mitch find the view beautiful, though the water is turbid and he is enveloped in the scent of incense and candles?—
Katie Kitamura,
Harpers Magazine,
16 July 2025
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Malinovsky, an engineer, said his memory of the next few hours are somewhat clouded.—
Helen I. Bennett,
Hartford Courant,
4 Mar. 2026
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But over time, that beautiful view can become clouded with soot, haze, and stubborn residue that can dull the flame’s warm glow.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
27 Feb. 2026
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Among its more iconic designs is the Traveller jacket, made from a lightweight shell fabric amenable to overheated airports or rainy city days.—
Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
13 Apr. 2026
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Showers in April, when the winter rainy season historically winds down, are not rare, although less common than in March or February.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
13 Apr. 2026
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That’s partly because their bleak ending feels like a foregone conclusion from the start, even as Levinson’s frequently funny script crackles with comic depravity.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2026
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While the subject matter is bleak, Almodóvar balances the darkness with a tenderness and sensitivity that comes from a career of exploring women's lives at their most intimate.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Cloudy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cloudy. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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